Increasing development and the exclusion of dirt bike riders from areas around the state’s major population centres has left riders with very few areas to ride. This is resulting in increasing illegal, irresponsible and inconsiderate use of dirt bikes in semi-rural and urban areas. and riders venturing into more rugged and remote terrain.

This leads to:

• Nuisance to the wider community.
• Increased noise pollution in urban areas.
• Increased conflict with other land users and enforcement agencies.
• Increasing risk of physical danger of collisions between trail riders, 4 x4s and pedestrians in bushland and urban areas.
• Unnecessary environmental damage due to overcrowding and overuse of the limited available areas to ride trail bikes.
• Increasing community negativity toward, and stereotyping of all dirt bike riders, rather than the antisocial offending small minority

Enforcement as a sole means of managing the above issues is doomed to failure and only exacerbates the problems. Riders, government, land managers and the dirt bike industry need to work cooperatively to overcome the problems and create workable solutions for all stakeholders.

What riders can do:

• Be considerate of other land users, neighbours, etc
  Be considerate of the bush environment and any local environmental sensitivities.
• Educate yourselves on how to ride in a more environmentally sensitive and responsible way by avoiding spinning rear wheels in low traction terrain.
• Understand and obey the laws governing riding dirt bikes on public and private land Act and ride in ways that minimise disturbance to other s people and animals.
• Wash bikes, gear, trailers etc after each ride/trip to minimise transfer of weeds and disease between different areas that you ride in.
• Wear appropriate clothing and protective gear.
• Participate in government planning processes via public submissions

What Government agencies and land managers can/are obliged to do:

• Accept that their policy decisions have helped created the some of the significant problems.
• Provide adequate appropriate areas for the legal and legitimate use of dirt bikes.
• Facilitate the maintenance of sustainable tracks, trails and riding areas for both registerable and non-registerable bikes.
• Consult with rider groups.
• Develop consistent signposting for tracks and trails on public lands.
• Install signs warning against illegal dirt bike use where appropriate.
• Put rider education, rider & community safety coupled with appropriate access to public lands must ascend above enforcement as desirable Government policy goals.
• Provide safe environments for children to ride mini-bikes

What the dirt bike industry (importers, dealers, magazines, etc) can do:

• Educate riders regarding where bikes can and cannot be ridden legally.
• Encourage responsible riding and consideration of others.
• Educate riders regarding protective riding gear.
• Discourage the use of poor quality ‘toy’ mini-bikes