Management Problem 6: Conflicts with other four-wheelers on the trails
Problem observed or reports received
2, 5.3% respondents observed or received reports of this management problem
36, 94.7% respondents did not observe or receive reports of this management problem
2, 100.0% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that the problem did not differ by season.
Strategies used
Indirect Strategies
posters or signs
2, 100.0% no
maps
2, 100.0% no
brochures
2, 100.0% no
public service announcements
2, 100.0% no
other educational materials
2, 100.0% no
local newspaper articles
2, 100.0% no
user ethics
2, 100.0% no
1, 50.0% yes
2, 100.0% no
etiquette
1, 50.0% no
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
bulletin boards
trail descriptions
2, 100.0% no
manufacturers’ stickers on
ATVs*
2, 100.0% yes
additional funding, matching
funds*
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trail use recommendations
Management Problem 6: Conflicts with other four-wheelers on the trails
Direct Strategies
provisions for special use permits
close or limit use
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
non-issuance of outfitter, guide,
or event permits
organized events to do trail
maintenance
relocate or designate OHV trails
2, 100.0% no
1, 50.0% yes
1, 50.0% no
users ride in dispersed patterns
2, 100.0% no
1, 50.0% yes
separate trails
1, 50.0% no
seasonal closures
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
law enforcement
separate user groups
2, 100.0% no
make repairs as soon as
located*
alternate between user groups
2, 100.0% no
pick up litter*
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
voluntary sound tests*
2, 100.0% no
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use OHV trail crews to maintain
trails*
Management Problem 6: Conflicts with other four-wheelers on the trails
Resource Hardening Strategies
Specify a maximum grade on
trails?
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
artificial tread (e.g., geofabric with
sand and gravel, concrete blocks)
What percent?
n/a
Specify a minimum grade?
lengthened trails to disperse riders
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
What percent?
n/a
2, 100.0% no
drain dips (meaning a reversal of
grade)
2, 100.0% no
flexible water bars
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
designated campsites
2, 100.0% no
for events, restricted to one
direction (e.g., uphill or
downhill)*
trail design: limit long
straightaways/use all single
track/ use natural obstacles*
barricades, barriers*
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
rolling dips, dog bones*
2, 100.0% no
staging areas with parking
facilities
2, 100.0% no
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general trail maintenance
including consistent, mechanized
& 3-year plan*
overflow parking and staging
areas*
Management Problem 6: Conflicts with other four-wheelers on the trails
Bridge Building/Collaboration Strategies
1, 50.0% yes
personal contacts
1, 50.0% yes
1, 50.0% no
1, 50.0% no
local OHV club meetings
1, 50.0% yes
partner with different groups
volunteer patrols
1, 50.0% no
2, 100.0% no
meetings with state OHV groups
2, 100.0% no
partner with OHV shops
2, 100.0% no
adopt-a-trail program
2, 100.0% yes
workshops
trail safety evaluation form
1, 50.0% yes
committees with different groups
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
1, 50.0% no
education, including campfire
programs*
1, 50.0% yes
1, 50.0% no
working with sheriff’s dept.*
joint clean-ups with BLM*
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
mine safety evaluation form*
2, 100.0% no
2, 100.0% no
maintain trail with local groups
and volunteers
2, 100.0% no
find out from users and
environmentalists where trails
should be*
* Strategies added by respondents in response to open-ended questions.
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help from regional office and
state*
Management Problem 6: Conflicts with other four-wheelers on the trails
Strategies reported “used most often”
1, 50.0% partner with different groups
1, 50.0% law enforcement
Strategies reported “most effective”
Why “most effective”
1, 50.0% committees with different
groups
◊
Group reps. hear concerns from other reps.
and return information to their groups-improved communication and understanding
and potential group sport benefits.
1,50.0% law enforcement
◊
If we write them a ticket, it tells them that we
mean business.
2, 100.0% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that their strategies did not differ by season.
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