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Update 3/17/2002Thanks to some bozos who went out here, this site is now screwed for the rest of us who are law-abiding riders that don't abuse the privilege. If you know who went out there and rode too close to the houses, and left their trash and shit (literally, which is what caused these complaints), make sure to thank them for being such dumb dildos. By the way, check out the email after Sergeant Gauthier's picture/email below - looks like even though he says they "don't consider riders to be criminals", some of the cops don't necessarily act that way when encountering riders out here. I guess it's OK for the Sheriff's dept. to ride, but not the rest of us. "You will respect my authoritaaaay!":
-----Original Message-----
From: Sergeant Gauthier Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 2:35 PM To: webmaster@caldirt.com Subject: Madera Trails
From: Sergeant F.Gauthier
Madera County Sheriff's Dept
Re: Madera Trails
The area you refer to as "Madera Trails" is
actually a part of the Lake Madera Subdivision. The area being used for the
trails are subdivided tracks of land owned by out of county owners who do not
often visit the cites. Because of this, and the fact that there were very few
complaints, we have not been forced to take action. Our general stance is to
leave the riders alone unless we receive complaints or they are vandalizing
the area.
However we have in the last month received 11
complaints from home owners in the area, who are now pressing us to take
action. The increase in complaints are likely due to an increase in the
motorcycle traffic since this area was posted on your website.
Because this area is zoned residential it is
a violation of Madera County Code 10.28.030 - Prohibition of off road
vehicle operation in residential area.
Because we do not consider riders to be
criminals and as a courtesy, we will be issuing a copy of the Madera County
Code to riders contacted in this area until the end of March. As of April
first riders found in the area will be issued a citation for violation of the
above code.
Good luck and thanks for your cooperation.
----Original Message----- From: Sergeant Gauthier Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 2:38 PM To: webmaster@vns.net Subject: RE: Madera Trails Well, actualy one guy took a crap in the back yard of one of the owners houses near the creek. Several have gotten into arguments with the on site owners. But mostly the traffic has just increased so much that the people who live in the area are complaining. Will you please post something on your site regarding this area beeing closed. We are faxing the bike shops in the area also. I am trying to avoid anyone getting in trouble but they are still comming. I'll get that tire fixed right away, Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: PRIVATE Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 7:32 PM To: webmaster@caldirt.com Subject: Madera Trails
First of all, let me tell what a great site this
is. What a great idea this is and very informative. My situation is similar
to yours in that I bought my bike and then thought, now what. I grew up
riding in the late 70's to late 80's and then didn't ride for about 12 years.
I am now 33 and decided to get back into riding. I have a 2002 Honda CR125
and would like to ride it once in a while without having to travel out of the
area code. I remember riding in Kettleman City. What a great place that was
to ride. I think it has been closed for at least 10 years now. It would be
nice if there was a place similar to that out there somewhere. Which brings
me to the subject of the spot you call Madera Trails. I first learned of this
cool place to ride from a Madera resident who has been going out there for
years. I had been out there about five or six times. It all came to an end
today. At about 11:00 Sunday morning I arrived and saw a man riding with his
two sons. I parked my truck and we started chatting. About five minutes
later I noticed a person riding towards us on a dual sport of some kind. I
thought it was just someone else who was going to ride but it turned out to be
a sheriff on a bike. He asked us for our ID's and ran the VIN numbers on our
bikes. Basically acting like a D___! To make a long story short he just gave
us a warning but made us feel like we should feel so grateful for only that.
The problem I'm having with all this is that I know allot of people ride out
there, and have been for years, including the people who told me about the
place (the people who told me about this place referred to it as Dry Creek). I
guess it was just a fluke that a Sheriff was out there, but now I'm frustrated
because I know I don't want to risk going out there again and being cited. I
live near the 99 off of Herndon and Polk and it doesn't take me long to get
out to Madera. I'm sorry I got so long winded but I thought I should send
this e-mail to let you know that Madera Trails may not be as safe from
harassment as you and also myself thought. I use the word harassment because
if you think about it, almost every place is owned by someone and if you
are out to just ride recreationally and have a good time, I think the police
should just leave you alone unless they have had allot of legitimate
complaints. Now I'm worried that other places I go, I may encounter the same
problem. I could go on all night, but like I said I'm just frustrated. By
the way, the man I met out at Madera Trails was the one who told me about
your great site. I believe he was also going to e-mail you about the
incident. Thanks again for a great site. I'm going to try some of the other
riding areas listed. Maybe I'll see you out there sometime.
-----Original Message-----
From: PRIVATE Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 3:10 PM To: webmaster@caldirt.com Subject: madera trails closed i just got back from their and i was riding their for many 30 mins and the sheriff rollled up and pointed out every single trespassing sign out their , and there was like 15 lol, Great riding but im just telling you so u can tell the people out their. I was talking to some local riders and they say they ride their all the time but jam when the cops come so if u wana do that just park your car on one of those roads where u can get a quick get a way lol,
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