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The new rules state that your vehicle can't have larger than 40" tires or more than two axles.
The original discussion is here:
The new regulations were announced last month. People's comments and the resulting changes to the proposed rules can be read here:
Believe it or not, citizens speaking out against the proposed rules caused the Department of Environmental Protection to make amendments to the rule changes that actually make sense. If you click on the link above, its a bit of a slog, but you can read the comments that people submitted, and how the Park Service conceded that the original wording was poor. They did a total about face on dual sport motorcycles, saying it was all a misunderstanding.
There are more restrictive rules in place now for vehicle use in state parks. The Park Service wanted to reduce the damage large vehicles like the deuce and a half were causing to the sand roads and Island Beach State Park beaches.
The new rules state that your vehicle can't have larger than 40" tires or more than two axles. I think that's fair.
Gone completely is the vague definition of "military designed vehicle."
The original discussion is here:
The new regulations were announced last month. People's comments and the resulting changes to the proposed rules can be read here:
Believe it or not, citizens speaking out against the proposed rules caused the Department of Environmental Protection to make amendments to the rule changes that actually make sense. If you click on the link above, its a bit of a slog, but you can read the comments that people submitted, and how the Park Service conceded that the original wording was poor. They did a total about face on dual sport motorcycles, saying it was all a misunderstanding.
There are more restrictive rules in place now for vehicle use in state parks. The Park Service wanted to reduce the damage large vehicles like the deuce and a half were causing to the sand roads and Island Beach State Park beaches.
The new rules state that your vehicle can't have larger than 40" tires or more than two axles. I think that's fair.
Gone completely is the vague definition of "military designed vehicle."