Monday, May 19, 2008 at 21:31
Hi Michael,
I don't think it has anything to do with the vehicle that they drive rather the driver of the vehicle. It's the same as the guns argument. It's not the gun that's the problem but a minority of gun owners - not necessarily the legal owners.
It's interesting to note that the 4wd drive destinations that are within a 2-3 hour drive of
Melbourne making them an easy destination for one night trips are the more often the targets for this sort of thing. Toolangi is a a case in point. Close to
Melbourne and completely wrecked last time I saw it. Very few locations further than that have a problem.
Those that do tend to be locations within very close proximity to large rural centres and are the same problem on a scaled down size. The forest around Shepparton between Mooroopna & Shep has similar issues because it is close to town and the
young blokes who want to play.
The problem as far as I observe it tends to be younger owners of 4wds with an abundance of testosterone, modified trucks and something to prove. There are some other recreational groups who use 4wds as a means to access areas that they need to that contribute, and I'm not talking about fly fishermen. And again it is the minority of hunters who cause a problem and generally those who don't travel far from home.
Genuine 4wd tourers are not generally the cause of such damage.
How you modify the mind set of the others without locking all of us out is beyond me.
Dave
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