Those who ride all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-highway vehicles (OHVs) need to know that Palm Beach County regulations for riders are more stringent than those of the state, Indian Trail Improvement District President Elizabeth Accomando said.
“We don’t want any bad information out there that people will see and act on, and then get stopped and find out they’re in violation of the [county] law,” she said.
Under state law, ATVs/OHVs may only be operated on unpaved roadways where the posted speed limit is less than 35 miles per hour and only during daylight hours, according to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles web site.
However, counties were given the ability to opt out of the state law, explained Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Craig Turner, who oversees the PBSO’s districts covering the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, the City of Westlake, as well as the unincorporated Acreage/Loxahatchee areas.
In March 2007, the Palm Beach County Commission made it illegal for individuals to ride an ATV/OHV “any time of day or night on a paved or unpaved road,” Turner said.
For more information, visit YouTube and search “PBSO ATV Safety Video.”
