Promoting quiet recreation in Wisconsin.
Opposing the coming attempts to sell off Wisconsin's natural heritage.
Fighting denial about climate change. When are we hitting the streets?


Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Lakeland Times: Good Article on Snowmobile Deaths

A good article by Patti Wenzel on the problem of speed and the DNR's new enforcement strategy. The article didn't go one step further and talk about the missing piece: Snowmobile manufacturers encouraging people to see snowmobiling as a racing sport. http://www.arcticcat.com/ Minnesota apparently has a day and a night speed limit. If I drive on highway 51 north of Woodruff, in a car with seat belts and airbags, I can only go 55...why should I be able to endanger myself and others by going faster on a machine with no protection?

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