Curbing illegal ATV/dirt bike activity in Irondequoit; update on special police detail

Police in Irondequoit are continuing a detail directed at catching the off-road vehicles .Officers use their own ATVs to help catch people who are on the road illegally. Their four vehicles were acquired through grants and money allocated by the town board.Since starting this initiative in summer 2023 , IPD has received dozens of calls and confiscated 11 ATVs and dirt bikes -- nine in 2023 and two this year.

"We've had 160 reported incidents as far as annoyances or illegal dirt bike activity and that could be they are going through town or just circling East Ridge Road and then going back into the city," said Irondequoit Police Chief Scott Peters. "We've written about 50 UTS' or traffic tickets, and I think we've actually had a couple physical arrests also.""We look for warmer days," explained Chief Peters.

Besides legal penalties, illegal off-road drivers could face other serious consequences, such as broken bones, because the vehicles lack basic safety features, such as traffic signals."The people that we see that are injured on a dirt bike or ATV tend to be more severely injured," said Dr. Derek Wakeman, the pediatric trauma medical director at Golisano. "And often, it's because they're thrown from the vehicle. They're separated from the vehicle.

"That's what we are really afraid of, is somebody is just not going to care, and they are just going to drive through this whole group of people," said Peters. In addition to wearing helmets, Chief Peters advises riders to use their ATVs and dirt bikes in places, such as trails, that have been designated for use.

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