Quad to the store - why not?

Beavis · Mar 20, 2008

Kansas:

8-15,100. OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES; WHERE; WHEN; EXCEPTIONS.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person to operate an all-terrain vehicle: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; or (2) within the corporate limits of a city of the first class.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), all-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a county noxious weed department, or all-terrain vehicles owned and operated by persons contracting with a county noxious weed department or the Kansas department of transportation may be allowed to operate such all-terrain vehicles upon the right-of-way of any federal highway or state highway for the purpose of eradicating noxious weeds and such all-terrain vehicles may be operated incidentally upon such federal highway or state highway.
(c) No all-terrain vehicle shall be operated on any public highway, street or road between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with lights as required by law for motorcycles.

schmism · Mar 24, 2008

while they may not be legal to drive on the PAVED road.

there is a public ROW that runs alongside the road which you should be able to use. 1) its dirt/grass a better surface for the ATV, 2) it means it will keep your speed down.

Its common to see the guys on snowmobiles run the ROW's when we get big snow.

Unclebuck257 · Mar 24, 2008

We live in a rural area in N Texas, with county roads (dirt and rock) for two miles in any direction before we hit a blacktop, paved, road. We ride our ATVs on those county roads quite a bit, BUT, we do it for fun and not to save fuel.

I'm not sure what size bike you're riding to get that kind of mpg, but I've got a 2003 Bombardier 650cc ATV, which is 4X4 and heavy, weight wise, that never has gotten much better mileage than my truck. By that I mean, my ATV probably gets around 15-18 mpg, and that's certainly not worth missing the comfort and safety of my truck for a longer trip.