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§ 158-3 PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
§ 158-3
(1) No person shall use any metal detector within the confines of the park, unless such
use is authorized by the Commissioner on a case-by-case basis.
U. Traffic.
(1) Purposes of way.
(a)
No person shall use any portion of the park for purposes of way except
drives, roadways, paths, walks and trails established for such purposes. Paths
established as bridle paths, footpaths or bicycle paths shall not be used for
vehicular traffic.
(b) Snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV's), motorcycles, motorbikes,
minibikes and recreation vehicles shall be licensed and are restricted to trails
and areas provided for them.
(c)
(d)
(e)
All motor vehicles operated within the confines of the park shall keep to the
right at all times while being operated on drives, roadways or in parking lots.
All motor vehicles shall proceed in the direction indicated by posted signs on
drives or roadways which are restricted to one-way travel only within the
confines of the park.
All operators of vehicles within the parks shall stop at all posted STOP signs.
(2) Driving on closed roads or drives.
(a)
No person shall drive upon or along any park road or drive which has been
closed and posted with appropriate signs or barricades. The Commissioner
shall have authority to order roads or drives closed.
(3) Speed limit.
(a)
No person shall drive at a speed in excess of that posted for the area. The
Commissioner shall determine the speed limits in the parks.
(4) Reckless driving.
(a)
No person shall operate a vehicle along or over any road or drive within the
park in a reckless manner or without due regard for the safety and the rights
of pedestrians and drivers and occupants of all other vehicles.
(5) Drag racing; speed contests.
(a)
No person shall participate in a drag race upon any park drive or park
property. "Drag racing" is defined as the operation of two or more vehicles
from a point side-by-side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to
outdistance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a
common selected course from the same point to the same point wherein
timing is made of the participating vehicles involving competitive
accelerations of speeds. The operation of two or more vehicles side-by-side,
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