MID-HUDSON – Young people riding e-bikes, quads and other vehicles on public roads and streets have become a problem for police and the safety of the community and those riding them.
Carmel Police say their crackdown on young people riding motorized quads, ATVs, and dirt bikes on public roads has paid off.
Chief Anthony Hoffmann reported on Monday the apprehension of five underage operators of the off-road vehicles, including a seven-year-old boy found driving a quad without a helmet.
The chief said patrols responded to five such complaints over the past week. In each case, officers stopped the riders and released them to their parents.
Hoffmann reminded the public to keep ATV’s and dirt bikes off public roads.
“They are not street legal in New York. Always make sure young riders are supervised and helmeted on private property,” said the chief.
Meanwhile, police in Poughkeepsie and Newburgh are also cracking down on the growing problem.
In Newburgh on Sunday, at least 10 dirt bikes and ATVs were observed doing wheelies and riding recklessly on the street and sidewalks on Broadway in the city.
Police say the vehicles are not only illegal to operate on public roadways, sidewalks and park properties but they can create safety risks when operated recklessly.
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