Should an individual homeowner be allowed to prevent ATVs from using public roads near their homes?

It should be left up to the police. The homeowner should not get involved with the decision, because that could lead to altercations and bad feelings between homeowners and ATV riders.

Alan Waterhouse, Jr.

Norway

It's up to the landowner if it's on their property. Unless the road is owned by an Association or something like that, the home-owner shouldn't be able to stop them.

Ben McKenney

Baldwin

ATVs should be able to use public roads. If it's a private road, that's a different story.

Raymond Heikkinen

Norway

I don't care for ATVs personally, but a homeowner doesn't have the right to do that. It's the basic right of people to use vehicles on roads.

Denny Raymond

Waterford

If the homeowners don't like it, they should have thought of that before they moved in.

Brandon Wyly

Norway

Yes. Noise plays a factor in all of this. You can have a situation where someone has to put up with continuous noise sometimes, or noise at all hours of the night.

Allan Moone

Norway

One person does not have more rights than 150 local people who want to ride legally. One person does not own the road. It is public property. The legislature says if it is deemed safe we should be allowed to use it. ATV riders have used the Parson Road this past year with no incidents. Please respect the rights of all rather than one.

Clifford Goodwin

Paris

I don't think so.  If it's on their land, then they have the right to stop them, but not if it's on public roads.

Brooklee Marshall

Norway