Sheriff’s office offers OHV safety course for young riders
(Courtesy photo) Young riders make their way through a off-highway vehicle course. Before the program was offered by the Boundary County Sheriff's Office, the nearest class was in Coeur d'Alene.
Young riders make their way through a off-highway vehicle course. Before the program was offered by the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, the nearest class was in Coeur d’Alene.
A young rider gets some tips and they make their way through a off-highway vehicle taught by the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office.
Courtesy photos
The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office recently taught an off-highway vehicle (motorcycles, ATVs, and side by sides) course for youth who want to be able to ride on Forest Service roads and OHV trails without a driver’s license.
The approved Idaho Parks and Recreation course meets the requirements to issue a permit for underage drivers to be able to legally operate on Forest Service roads and OHV trails without a driver’s license when riding an off-highway vehicle. Sheriff’s office personnel who worked with the youth for this training included Sheriff Dave Kramer, Undersheriff Stephens, Cpl. Randall, Deputy Stolley and Reserve Cpl. Ussher.
The course was taught on May 29 to Adam Isaac’s 4-H motorcycle/ OHV group along with another young rider. Prior to the sheriff’s office getting several of their deputies and reserves certified to teach this course locally, any young riders had to travel to Coeur d’Alene to take the course, Kramer said in a press release.
The training included safety checks of the OHV’s, proper riding gear and safety concerns when riding, along with respecting others that share the trails such as encountering horseback riders, mountain bike riders and hikers. The training continued with riding skills on a cone course and crossing over obstacles, turning around on hills and ended with a final ride that incorporated all the skills that they had worked on.
The sheriff’s office will offer another opportunity for taking this course if there is enough interest to young riders. If you have children between the ages of about 9-16 that would like to take the course, please contact Amanda at the Sheriff’s Office at 208-267-3151 extension 217 to be included on the list for the next course. Riders need to provide their own OHV to ride and must also have appropriate riding gear.
