Twin Lakes/Mass area ditchbangers
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t660redrocket
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There is a purpose. Ancient Chinese Secret.
miaferominka
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I don't get it either
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zr500rider
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Skyler agree totally.....I can ride the ditches around home.....besides "M" roads are no-no's aren't they? I'm sure MDNR will explain it to them eventually....They did me coming back into Kalkaska one yr! Explained it really simple that it was going to cost me $80.
rsvectordude
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Only limited access M-roads are off limits.....Sometimes to get to the holy grail you need to ride the ditches....
t660redrocket
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Shhh!
Up all night
Skylar If I understand the posting times right, Why are you up @1:20 am, I though you were up here snowmobiling? I,m heading for Lac La Belle from Baraga this morning 1/31/10
Naw, you can get to the holy grail with out riding the ditches. One just needs to know how.
Skylar If I understand the posting times right, Why are you up @1:20 am, I though you were up here snowmobiling? I,m heading for Lac La Belle from Baraga this morning 1/31/10
goingnorth
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FYI
Snowmobile May Operate on a Public Highway
Under the Following Conditions:
A snowmobile may be operated on the right-of-way of a public highway (except a limited-access highway) if it is operated at the extreme right of the open portion of the right-of-way and with the flow of traffic on the highway. Snowmobiles operated on a road right-of-way must travel in single file and shall not be operated abreast except when overtaking or passing another snowmobile.
A snowmobile may be operated on the roadway or shoulder when necessary to cross a bridge or culvert if the snowmobile is brought to a complete stop before entering onto the roadway or shoulder and the operator yields the right-of-way to any approaching motor vehicle on the highway.
A snowmobile may be operated across a public highway, other than a limited access highway, at right angles to the highway for the purpose of getting from one area to another when the operation can be done safely and another vehicle is not crossing the highway at the same time in the immediate area. An operator must bring his/her snowmobile to a complete stop before proceeding across the public highway and must yield the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic.
Snowmobiles may be operated on a highway in a county road system, which is not normally snowplowed for vehicular traffic; and on the right-of-way or shoulder when no right-of-way exists on a snowplowed highway in a county road system, outside the corporate limits of a city or village, which is designated and marked for snowmobile use by the county road commission having jurisdiction.
Snowmobile May Operate on a Public Highway
Under the Following Conditions:
A snowmobile may be operated on the right-of-way of a public highway (except a limited-access highway) if it is operated at the extreme right of the open portion of the right-of-way and with the flow of traffic on the highway. Snowmobiles operated on a road right-of-way must travel in single file and shall not be operated abreast except when overtaking or passing another snowmobile.
A snowmobile may be operated on the roadway or shoulder when necessary to cross a bridge or culvert if the snowmobile is brought to a complete stop before entering onto the roadway or shoulder and the operator yields the right-of-way to any approaching motor vehicle on the highway.
A snowmobile may be operated across a public highway, other than a limited access highway, at right angles to the highway for the purpose of getting from one area to another when the operation can be done safely and another vehicle is not crossing the highway at the same time in the immediate area. An operator must bring his/her snowmobile to a complete stop before proceeding across the public highway and must yield the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic.
Snowmobiles may be operated on a highway in a county road system, which is not normally snowplowed for vehicular traffic; and on the right-of-way or shoulder when no right-of-way exists on a snowplowed highway in a county road system, outside the corporate limits of a city or village, which is designated and marked for snowmobile use by the county road commission having jurisdiction.
Strange, it looks to me as though Skylar's post was dated "Yesterday (1/30/2010), 09:20 PM", but I have my time zone set to MST. What time zone did you set in your profile?
1. Click on User CP at the top of the page.
2. Scroll down the page to Settings & Options in the left margin, and click on Edit Options.
3. In the middle of the page, scroll way down to Date & Time Options.
4. Choose your Time Zone and DST Correction Option.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Save Changes.
So I guess according to a strict reading of that section, one may not operate a snowmobile across M-26 at the crossing in view of the JD TrailCam in South Range, MI, 'cuz that trail crossing is not at a right angle to the roadway! — See Google map.
How about that, sports fans?
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rsvectordude
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Naw, you can get to the holy grail with out riding the ditches. One just needs to know how.
Not all of them!!!
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lenny
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I rode the ditch yesterday, cannot say where but it was a big road, took my buddies to a area and had to ride da ditch, less than 1/4 mile
09summitetec
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Well, in some spots you can find some pretty diverse terrain with climbs, jumps and usually powder (but not right now) along some of the roads up that way, with no timber and only the odd culvert to worry about. Just finsihed 5 days in that area. Admittedly, the right of ways are not exactly a wilderness experience but can be fun imo.