SHARE THE TRAILS – CA OHV FALL SAFETY WEEK MESSAGE
QWR wants to encourage OHV enthusiasts in CA to support
the 2024 “SHARE THE TRAIL” themed Fall OHV Safety Week that is running November
16-24. The educational goal for this CA
State Parks event is to help new owners of OHVs better understand the
responsibility they have to drive in a safe manner since there is often two-way
traffic on public land roads and trails.
CA STATE PARKS “SHARE THE TRAIL SAFETY WEEK” NEWS RELEASE
https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1330
The foundation for this ongoing State Park safety week
program was developed by the California State Parks’ Off-Highway Motor Vehicle
Recreation (OHMVR) Division and partners after robust discussions on current
OHV safety issues at the August 2022 OHV Safety Summit held at the McClellan
Training Center in Sacramento.
The primary focus was on improving/updating safety
efforts to address the rapid growth of ROV/UTV/SxS use on public lands. That inaugural summit was successful as the
group subsequently planted the “safety standard” in the ground and resolved to
improve safety education to reduce impacts to natural resources and other user
groups.
Don Amador, QWR President and ROHVA Driver Coach, states, “I am glad to see the California Department of Parks and Recreation and OHMVR Division continue these key OHV safety programs. As a ROHVA driver coach, I have seen the importance of SxS owners enhancing their driving skills, trail ethics, and the use of proper safety gear.”
“What makes these OHV safety programs so important is that many new operators have very little if any driving experience on public land roads and trails. Often they are not aware there could be other vehicles using the same route and meeting another vehicle coming around a blind corner could be a safety hazard which is what makes these outreach programs so important.” Amador concludes.
QWR believes it is important for the greater OHV
community to “share” this important safety and responsible use message with our
riding network and those new to the sport.
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Don Amador has been in the trail advocacy and recreation
management profession for over 33 years. Don writes from his home in
Cottonwood, CA. Don is President of
Quiet Warrior Racing LLC. Don serves as the Western States Representative for
the Motorcycle Industry Council. Don is Past President/CEO and current board
member of the Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance. Don served as a contractor
to the BlueRibbon Coalition from 1996 until June, 2018. Don served on the
California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission from 1994-2000. He
has won numerous awards including being a 2016 Inductee into the Off-Road
Motorsports Hall of Fame and the 2018 Friend of the AMA Award. Don served as
the government affairs lead for AMA District 36 in Northern California from
2019 – 2023. Don is a Core-Team member on FireScape Mendocino. Don is a contributor to Dealernews Magazine
