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The OHV sound testing class is an eight-hour course that consists of instructor presentation<br />
and practical exercises. Participants learn the basics of human hearing and the effect of<br />
sound in the environment. Students learn to use a sound meter<br />
and tachometer to measure sound levels on a variety of OHVs.<br />
Graduates of this course are qualified to provide court testimony<br />
for sound violations. In addition, class participants have the<br />
opportunity to meet other law enforcement staff who work in OHV<br />
areas, many of whom will coordinate joint law enforcement efforts<br />
at large special events on California’s public lands.<br />
In 2016, OHMVR Division law enforcement staff delivered classes<br />
at five locations: Sonora, Truckee, El Centro, Castaic, and Butte<br />
Counties. Several agencies participated including the United States<br />
Forest Service, (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM),<br />
Sound test equipment<br />
County Sheriff’s Offices, and State Parks cadets. In fact, the request for the Truckee class<br />
was so popular that the class was extended from one day to two days.<br />
Since new OHV trends, safety and education goals, legislative changes, and regional<br />
issues constantly change, the OHMVR Division regularly adjusts the curriculum to meet the<br />
needs of its law enforcement agency partners.<br />
OHMVR Division Law Enforcement Partnerships<br />
First held on BLM land in 2007 for “bragging<br />
rights” amongst friends, the weeklong King<br />
of the Hammers event now draws over<br />
30,000 spectators annually. Since 2013,<br />
the OHMVR Division assists BLM at one<br />
of the most attended OHV events in the<br />
nation. OHMVR Division law enforcement<br />
staff also assists the BLM El Centro Field<br />
Office, the California Department of Fish<br />
and Wildlife, and the California Highway<br />
Patrol during the President’s Day weekend<br />
event to provide a safe environment for OHV<br />
recreation at Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. In addition, the OHMVR Division works<br />
in partnership with BLM, the USFS, and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office to ensure OHV<br />
enthusiasts are not trespassing and recreating in unauthorized areas, such as lands on and<br />
around the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) that runs through Kern County.<br />
2017 Program Report 163
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