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Off road driving is not legal here. Not through the right that parent mentions, nor can you even do it on our own land. Only certain vehicles for certain purpos
by mongol 3y ago
Off road driving is not legal here. Not through the right that parent mentions, nor can you even do it on our own land. Only certain vehicles for certain purposes are allowed to drive in terrain. Offroading for fun, not allowed.
I was lazy and auto-translated the first paragraphs of the law in question:
"Off-road driving with a motorized vehicle for purposes other than agriculture or forestry is prohibited throughout the country
1. on bare ground,
2. on snow-covered forest land with sapling or young forest, if it is not obvious that driving can take place without risk of damage to the forest,
3. on snow-covered agricultural land, if it is not obvious that driving can take place without risk of damage to the land.
Within the parts of the mountain area determined by the government, off-road driving with a motorized vehicle is prohibited, even on ground other than that specified in the first paragraph."
- sithadmin 3y agoThat's probably a fine trade-off for the other advantages of living in Sweden, but restricting off-road vehicle use on private property seems excessive. Banning electric bikes also seems like obnoxious oldster nanny-state behavior.
- tpmx 3y agoSo, I'm relatively speaking politically aligned towards the right - in Sweden, which means I'm on the average somewhat more to the left than Joe Biden. I agree with that law. Owning the land does not give you the right to abuse it. The land is forever, you are temporary. Note that there are exceptions for actual forestry use.
- mongol 3y agoElectric bikes were not a thing when the law was created. But as written, also they are covered, as far as I can tell. The law can be seen as an environment protection law. Just like you can't pollute the environment on land you own, you can't tear up the soil as side effect of amusement off road driving.