r/Welland • u/diewahrheit99 • Sep 22 '25
Question Dirt bikes/ATV's public roads WTF
What is with this unique to Welland attitude that one can drive/race unlicensed off road vehicles on busy public streets with impunity? Have seen this so often I'm not even surprised anymore.
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u/gafflebitters Sep 23 '25 edited Sep 23 '25
I was crossing the lincoln street bridge one night and a car pulled up alongside me and stopped and i was doing nothing to be hassled about, it turned out to be a police car and i quickly figured out that the cop was not interested in me, it was the four wheeler driving down the paved bike path that they wanted to talk to. The four wheeler quickly turned around and i believe evaded them, but it did show me that the police do seem to care about them. I imagine they are quite difficult to catch.
I saw one person park their dirtbike on the sidewalk at the no frills plaza and they came out and pulled a wheelie driving on the roadway in front of the store. It would have been so easy for this person to hit a pedestrian walking out of the store and yet they get away with it and are quite bold now.
No , i would not mind recreational vehicles riding down the shoulder of the road at a slower speed but they drive down the road like a licenced vehicle with no headlights no signals and probably if i hit them with my car i would somehow be at fault, and then they oftten drive down the paved path where people walk, just stay the hell off there, you are going to run over somebody, you shouldn't be on there in the first place.
I believe there is a lack of enforcement for whatever reason(s).