| Taking a look at the current stats, there is a | | | | closing in on them. Many ATV enthusiasts are |
| remarkable increase in the number of people who | | | | ashamed of the behaviors of these few irresponsible |
| takes to ATV riding as a recreational sport today. | | | | people but there's still something we can do about it. |
| That's no surprise at all since ATV riding is an | | | | And it all starts from within. |
| extremely healthy outdoor sport for an individual | | | | For one, we can take the initiative to volunteer at a |
| AND as a family. Visit a local ATV park or a trail and | | | | local ATV park or trail that we often ride in. If you |
| you can see many young kids, youths and adults | | | | can contribute financially, that's even better but many |
| riding around in the park together as a form of family | | | | just contribute their energy and effort. It's important |
| or friendly activity. The rising interest in the sport has | | | | to have people like us volunteering to keep the ATV |
| also given the industry a extraordinary boost too. | | | | trails and parks in good condition so that there are |
| That's the good side. | | | | still places for our future generation to ride in. |
| The bad side is that many people are worried that | | | | Educating the kids about ways on how to preserve |
| with the growing number of people taking up the | | | | the trails and parks and teaching them about being |
| sport, more and more parts of the natural heritage in | | | | responsible towards nature is important. What goes |
| the form of forests and land will end up being | | | | around, comes around. |
| damaged by wayward ATV riders. While there are | | | | In the meantime, people like us can always do, in |
| some quad riders who don't heed the calls of | | | | whatever way we can, our bit by spreading the |
| authorities to take care of the trails and parks that | | | | word about using ATV trails and parks properly. For |
| they ride on, MANY do! as a result of these errant | | | | instance, if you have a blog or a website, voice your |
| ATV riders, land has been eroded and/or destroyed. | | | | concern publicly over the internet. |
| Countless number of animal species finds their habitat | | | | |