In the interest of protecting public and private lands and making OHV areas safer for everyone, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department conducted an Off-Highway Vehicle Enforcement operation on Saturday (January 11) in our area and throughout the county.
In an initiative they describe as a way to “education riders” on the “ever growing problem of illegal and unsafe OHV use” in desert areas of the county, representatives from the Sheriff’s Morongo Basin station and other stations contacted more than 1,200 people on Saturday to regarding unsafe driving and failure of drivers and passengers to use safety equipment. 84 citations were written for registration violations, helmet violations, driving without a license and other off-road and traffic related offences.
Three arrests were made, including one resident of Apple Valley who deputies say was riding a stolen motorcycle.
Sheriff’s deputies also educated off-roaders of legal OHV areas and proper driving, safety and off-road etiquette.
