Survey question 6: Do you generally ride (rate
1 (most frequent), 2, 3, 4 (least frequent): on your own land, in road
right-of-way, on other private land, or on designated OHV trails?
Location |
Frequency
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
On own land |
42 (18.8%) |
45 (22.7%) |
43 (22.4%) |
68 (34.7%) |
On other private land |
31 (13.8%) |
56 (28.3%) |
73 (38.1%) |
42 (21.4%) |
In road right-of-ways |
43 (19.2%) |
53 (26.8%) |
45 (23.4%) |
58 (29.6%) |
On designated trails |
108 48.2%) |
44 (22.2%) |
31 (16.1%) |
28 (14.3%) |
It should be noted that some of the surveys were not completely filled
in. For example, some respondents ranked only two of the four choices
and left the other two options blank. Some respondents ranked everything
as "1". As a result, the total for each number does not equal 212. Percentages
were calculated based on the total number of responses for each frequency
level (e.g., "1", "2", etc.).
The results indicated that 67 percent of the respondents ride, most
frequently, in road rights-of-way (probably snowmobiles in winter) or
in areas with designated trails, with trails representing the largest
category, by far. Looking at the chart, one can see that riding on trails
is about double any other categories. This clearly points out the need
for public trails in the state to satisfy the demand.