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Monday, October 15, 2007
Ind. Law - Still more on: Not golfcarts, but ATVs
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 19th, which included this quote from a LCJ story: "An ordinance that would have allowed farmers to use all-terrain vehicles on roads in Floyd County died last night after the Floyd County Sheriff's Department and police chief opposed it."
Dick Kaukas of the LCJ reports today, in a story that begins:
An ordinance allowing all-terrain vehicles operated by farmers to use Floyd County roads is expected to be considered again this week by the Board of Commissioners.The proposal died last month after Sheriff Darrell Mills objected to it. But County Attorney Rick Fox said last week that a key clause restricting farmers' use of ATVs to daylight hours except in emergencies was added to the proposal and it's now acceptable to Mills.
Mills said that after talking to sheriffs in nearby counties and researching the subject, he concluded the main risk was posed by ATV operations at night when one of the slower-moving vehicles might get hit by a car or truck.
"I could live with" the ordinance limiting ATV use to daylight hours except in emergencies, Mills said, noting that the decision on whether to approve the new version of the measure is "up to the commissioners."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 15, 2007 01:46 PM
Posted to Indiana Law