Lets Off-Road.. or Maybe Not, eh?

 

For some reason best known to himself, I got an email today from Bill gallon (see the list of other people’s websites for Bill’s website)

This email had attached to it a newsletter from the Yorkshire Dales Green Lane Alliance. (YDGLA)

Now the YDGLA are getting their rambling breeches in a bit of a tangle about a certain – shall we say “route?” (Yes! let’s say “route”)

Route

Which goes from Middlesmoor in Nidderdale to Arkleside in Coverdale. It transpires that this particular root…. sorry, route, is being used by 4x4s and motorbikes as a bit of harmless fun to get themselves over this peaty pass. Unfortunately, in doing so, they are really buggerring up the track and, generally, causing a bit of a nuisance. They don’t see it like this, obviously. they see themselves as simple “motorists”, apparently – according to their representative organisation – and motorists simply discharging their right to pass from one place to another on an unsealed road. The fact is that what they enjoy the most is overcoming difficulties, such as getting stuck in mud, being winched out of things and going up steep places in their cars. This inevitably causes a mess and a lot of noise and interferes with legitimate users of these routes such as farmers, shepherds and land managers – most of whom can actually drive and generally don’t do any damage.

Anyway, YDGLA are having a campaign to stop this method of using this particular route. Further and better particulars are to be found in their website at www.ydgla.co.uk

For balance, the off-roaders’ organisation’s website is at http://laragb.org/

Here’s a clip of some off-roaders enjoying their sport

..Might have a walk over this road, just to have a look.

Thanks for the info Bill, by the way.