We are going to start a Volunteer Courtesy Trail Patrol Program for TMTC Properties. Anyone interesed in helping out? This will start over the Megarun Weekend. You will need to furnish a little information about yourself and attend a brief orientation class.
If you would email me
laura@texasoffroad.net with your name, your online user names, address, phone #s, TMTC#, and briefly state why you would like to do this. You could also just give this to me at the orientation.
I will be at BMRA over the MegaRun weekend, but not til late Friday nite. I will hold an orientation class ...I'm flexible ...so whatever time is convient...and it'll be short...so I can do as many classes as ya'll need over the weekend.
Then whenever ya'll are on property, you may check in at the office and be official Courtesy Patrol. We will need not only night patrol, but during the day also. You can work a 2 hour shift ...or a whole weekend.
Basically this is what the class will consist of:
COURTESY PATROL
RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES
CB
Cell Phone
disposable camera
notebook & Pen
First Aid Kit
Fire Extinquisher
Water
Flashlite
Tools
Strap
Tree Saver
Jack
Winch
No Radios on
Relatively Quiet Vehicles for Nite Patrol
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Review Login at Office
Stop at Campsites and Crowds
Welcome them
Introduce yourself
Listen
Talk
Offer Tours to Newbies
Offer Assistance
Know Gilmer, ie: Restaurants, Parts stores..carry phone numbers
Keep Notebook/Journal for documentation
ENFORCING RULES
1.Unsupervised Kids: Escort back to Camp, Rig, Office talk to parents about dangers of multiuse park
2.Offer Loaner helmet
3.Offer ride back to camp for those caught riding 2 up on an atv or without seatbelts in a full size rig.
4.If No Hard top or Rollbar...explain the rule and tell them they can't use that vehicle on this property.
5.Alcohol...Request they drive it back to their camp,tow rig,office to be picked up when they were off the trails...follow them ....offer to take it back for them...give them a reciept. Explain the reasons for the rule.
6.Glass Containers. request they take them back to camp with an explanation of why they don't belong on the trail.
7.Excessive Speed: Get their attention and explain rule and dangers and give alternative location if applicable. ie: tops of plateaus and areas away from campsites and main road.
8.After Hours Trail Riding: Visit Camps, Monitor CB, Listen, Document in Journal, Remind over CB. How do you confront them?
9.After hours Noise. just remind them of quiet time from midnite til 6am. If they are in a secluded campsite and not bothering others than no need to be strict.
10.Wrong vehicle on the wrong trail. Point out their mistake and offer directions if they are lost.
11.Trail Blazing: Remind of rules and reasons behind them.
12.If dangerous confrontations amongst user groups occur. Talk to all parties and make an incident report if appropriate.
13.When winching occurs. offer tree saver. Help if you want. Observe.
14.Littering....offer trash bags
15.Keep a notebook or journal of all incidents and accidents. Assist in filling out accident reports at the office when needed.
Serious Problem: Uncooperative...get name if possible, get description of vehicle and group. Ask for others/friends to take responsiblity and control their friend. Contact Manager/whoever is in charge. Manager will determine the next step.
Tickets/Warnings?
Punishment: Community Service, Suspension, Ejection