*Warning to ATV Riders*
ALDOT and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Department are cracking down on illegal all terrain vehicle (ATV) on the unopened portion of the new U.S. 98 . Operating ATVs cause erosion, slope damage and landslides and continued enforcement is helping curb those damages.
ATV riding is also prohibited along state highways.
Damage caused by ATVs along state roadways and rights-of-way has a bottom-line impact on the taxpayers, because it’s their resources that must be used to repair the damage.
As a first offense, riders caught on an ATV are given a warning citation. Second offenses result in arrest and seizure of the ATV, which leads to a court appearance, fines and possible jail time.
ALDOT has posted no trespassing signs throughout the problem areas.
It is estimated more than 15 million Americans ride ATVs.
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