hey duane nice job writing that reckless driving ticket to them sledders from madison s.d. looks to me like the two people on the rental where on the wrong side of the trail when they met mike because the one on the back just about ends up in front of the sled. as for riding to fast the guy on the m 800 is a pro motocross racer and i know your 600 would have never caught him. if you watch the video i am sure you will agree with me that he is never out of control but i will bet you had to be out of control trying to get in front of them on an overweight 600. maybe you should find out who was on the rental and give them a ticket for being on the wrong side of the trail. thanks gopro for seeeing the truth .
sdsnocop
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if u see the video maybe u would understand. it will be posted all over the internet. this is bogus. i guess if your on a 2 up pounding trails niles then maybe u have a point...or not
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where is this video? was this on sunday?
looks like that black sled on the left at the beginning of the video needs a ticket for parking against traffic with no emergency lights flashing. i have seen sleds leave trailshead faster than mike was rideing.
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maybe sdsnocop should go patrol the daytona 500 next year and give juan pablo montoya a ticket for reckless driving...
Wow I must have been riding recklessly for the last 20 years.
Wow Duane, a wreckless driving ticket definitely did not seem warranted in this instance. In my two days in the hills I saw MANY people, myself included, that did just as this guy did. He was on his side of the trail and the only reason the one sled was forced to move out of the way was because they were on the wrong side.
I have always been very appreciative of all your snow reports and what you do to keep people safe in the hills, but I just don't agree on this one. I will be interested to hear your side of the story.
Dan
I have always been very appreciative of all your snow reports and what you do to keep people safe in the hills, but I just don't agree on this one. I will be interested to hear your side of the story.
Dan
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Just what we need out here more "FTR's".
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I didn't see anything out of line in that video. Running on clear straights, slowing down on corners or when visiability was limited, looked fine to me. I would say unwarented.
would like to hear his side because when u passed him as he was parked on the wrong side you were goin less than 35 and he said you can go wide open on the straights glad i know that for next time
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Come on Niles, A chase? Really who looks over their shoulder every 100ft. to see who is behind them.....Snocop would of had to stop me the same way
C
The object is to slow down the rider and make him more cautious. Judging by the riders reaction to being stopped a simple warning would have been sufficient. He was not riding reckless and I saw 2 other sleds that were engaging in more dangerous riding than Mr GoPro. Nothing worse than people parking on the wrong side of the trail or in the middle.
Instead the rider gets a mark on his driving record, insurance goes up, and a $240 fine(TAX). Also the rider leaves with a bad impression of sled cops and so will every person who hears his story/watches the video.
Fact is this ticket will be thrown out by the county attorney or whoever handles forrest service tickets once they see this video. But to do that Mr Gopro will have to hire an attorney to make the phone call and forward the video because they wont talk to your average everyday citizen. This will run him $500.
In many cases a cop will throw out a ticket if you call him in time. Writing a complaint on a public forum usually has the opposite effect.
Instead the rider gets a mark on his driving record, insurance goes up, and a $240 fine(TAX). Also the rider leaves with a bad impression of sled cops and so will every person who hears his story/watches the video.
Fact is this ticket will be thrown out by the county attorney or whoever handles forrest service tickets once they see this video. But to do that Mr Gopro will have to hire an attorney to make the phone call and forward the video because they wont talk to your average everyday citizen. This will run him $500.
In many cases a cop will throw out a ticket if you call him in time. Writing a complaint on a public forum usually has the opposite effect.
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thanks guys for understanding the situation. i know sdsnocop has been watching this forum and i just wish that maybe he will come forward on here or to the people he issued the tickets to and apologize. there is enough of us on here that really understands the video. plus an un-groomed trail, not out of control... really. where did the warnings go. not like he had a bunch of complaints on him. quit making a bad name for your self duane...
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So where was the reckless driving at? I see people riding way faster, or even worse the people that ride once a year and cant control there sled threw a corner, every time I ride the hills. I would be getting intouch with someone about that ticket, its BS
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Judging by the speed of the camera, none of the sleds where going very fast, I know down that part of the trail, he would not have been able to get by me. The last time I rode in the hills, I got 3 warnings for not having my trail permits in the right spot on my sleds, I can see where he is coming from but serisouly.....
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9 times out of 10 the non-helmet wearing rental riders are the sleds to look out for.
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