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Hard to register stolen property

I would seriously recommend not getting on boats with strangers

These riders are assholes. If they want areas to ride legally there are areas and competitions for this, maybe not much in RI, but travel to MA, CT. Small state, less options. Even if City/State builds them riding areas, the assholes will still ride the streets and torment the law abiding citizen. Their criminals, not tax paying contributors to the overall good. Fuk'em.

> Are there neighborhoods to avoid

Yeah, it's called "Providence"

They are degenerate bums with no jobs or parents

Good to know for next time!

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Why don’t we just let people register these things for the street?

Edit: Wow, spectacular downvoting. For those who think I’m just talking shit, my comment is in good faith - I think if you provide a legal pathway for these guys there’s a lot less incentive to ride in packs and commit other crimes to evade police.

Here’s the rider’s logic in a police pursuit: Option 1: get pulled over, have your bike taken, and probably get arrested if not assaulted. Option 2: Run like hell

But if your bike is legal, you at least have an opportunity to cooperate with police without losing your bike and your freedom.

Off road bikes and ATVs are a little different, but there’s no technical reason they can’t be ridden on pavement. In fact they are probably a lot safer around providence than your run of the mill 1000cc, 200mph sportbike which you can take anywhere, not to mention the hoardes of obnoxious retirees on straight-piped Harleys that descend on any place you might expect to have a quiet afternoon all summer.

It’s funny how many people here routinely cheer the destruction of public property and law enforcement institutions in the name of racial justice, but LOSE THEIR MINDS over some black kids having fun on motorcycles. Let’s not forget the cop PULLED A GUN on someone here as if that’s an acceptable deescalation tactic.

TLDR: the initial illegality of this particular kind of bike/atv adds to a culture of recklessness among people who choose to ride them. Allowing folks to register might disincentivize riding like a complete asshole to some extent.

Did you forget to take your meds today?

Didn’t this kind of behavior end badly for two people last week? One of the wildest things about the brain of a young adult is the lack of self preservation instincts, when your young you are immortal… until you’re dead of course.

If your in or around Providence you can take the high speed to Newport and them take the Block Island ferry to the Block. Seems long time wise but no hassles and if it's a nice day it's a nice way to go.

It’s a pension factory. Your taxes are paying pensions to these people

There is no depends. Newport is safe anytime of year and anytime of night. Summer can get a little rowdy when the bars close, but still then it’s harmless drunk college kids.

I hiked big river management area recently and that was very nice. As others are saying, it's near impossible to avoid ticks, but taking necessary precautions helps a lot!

Welp it appears they may have girl bossed a little too close to the sun 😄

Oh look down votes from people whom will likely never afford a new home in their lifetime.

I have picked up many ticks at Snake Den.

It's a masterfully written story about teen suicide and the shadows the young deaths cast on their families and community. One of my favorite books of all time.

Can you imagine the cost of new home construction? We are lucky in deed.

Why reward their awful behavior? Give them a park and they'd still be assholes.

Throw the book at them.

Download the AllTrails app from the App Store. There is a free version that shows most local trails with information and reviews that can be helpful. For such a small state we have a plethora of nice hikes.

I could tell you but would rather not everybody go there all at once.

>Except for the part where you don't get paid to go solar. I don't get paid. You pay for panels, you get electricity.

What a silly argument. It’s like saying I don’t get paid for work. My employer puts money in the bank, and I get to use it.

I bought my system outright, but if I had financed it over 6 years, I would have saved a little money every month, and then stopped paying anything for electricity after 6 years. If you are net cash flow positive with no upfront investment, you are getting paid, and that’s what solar is for most people with a decent sunroof.

>Your argument is people should be free to decide to do what they want. If they want panels, buy em. If they want lead paint, buy it. If not, don't. Same logic.

My argument is people have a strong financial incentive to do this already. Less so with heroin and lead paint.

I have seen more solar panels go up in the last 3 years than I have in my life until then, and I am middle aged. The incentives are there, and working. Given our legislators and those who will need to implement this law have limited resources, maybe those resources would be better directed at solving a problem that wasn’t already solving itself before some kind savior from Barrington decided we needed her enlightened wisdom.

Nah not a problem at all, need the state to spend more money to make them a dirt bike park.