Delicate Nature 8. júní 2006 12:20 Motorcross keppni á Klaustri 27-5 ´06. Myndir úr einkasafni. Hexa The profound damage that off-road driving does to Iceland's fragile nature has been regularly in the news lately. Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir, Minister of Environment, has lost her patience regarding motorcross driving and has decided to increase surveillance. The Icelandic Coastguard and the police have reach an agreement to use the Coastguard's helicopter in that purpose. The Minister of Environment has spread the word that punishment for off-road driving will be toughened and considers banning certain types of motorcross vehicles. Jeep and four by four owners are also partly responsible although the motorcross sport is largely to blame. According to laws that protect the environment it is unautherized to drive off-roads, except on glaciers and when ice and snow cover the ground. Exceptions are very few. Driving once through fields off moss can leave wounds that take decades to grow. So delicate is Icelandic nature. Motorcrossers have requested that Þórðardóttir better defines what is considered a road and what isn't when out in the country. Both parties are working up a solution so that the motorcross-sport and protecting the environment can go together. -hbv News News in English Mest lesið Ökumaður bifhjólsins látinn Innlent Ógeðsleg aðkoma að íbúðinni eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Ísland leggur til fólk í finnskar herstöðvar Innlent Alvarlegt mótorhjólaslys og Miklubraut lokað Innlent „Nú verður að hafa hraðar hendur“ Innlent Óska eftir vitnum: Missti stjórn og hafnaði á vegriði Innlent Ljóstruðu upp um heimilisfang sænska forsætisráðherrans á Strava Erlent Dettifoss vélarvana úti á ballarhafi Innlent Hæstiréttur hafnar Hvammsvirkjun Innlent „Það er enginn svartur listi hjá okkur“ Innlent
The profound damage that off-road driving does to Iceland's fragile nature has been regularly in the news lately. Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir, Minister of Environment, has lost her patience regarding motorcross driving and has decided to increase surveillance. The Icelandic Coastguard and the police have reach an agreement to use the Coastguard's helicopter in that purpose. The Minister of Environment has spread the word that punishment for off-road driving will be toughened and considers banning certain types of motorcross vehicles. Jeep and four by four owners are also partly responsible although the motorcross sport is largely to blame. According to laws that protect the environment it is unautherized to drive off-roads, except on glaciers and when ice and snow cover the ground. Exceptions are very few. Driving once through fields off moss can leave wounds that take decades to grow. So delicate is Icelandic nature. Motorcrossers have requested that Þórðardóttir better defines what is considered a road and what isn't when out in the country. Both parties are working up a solution so that the motorcross-sport and protecting the environment can go together. -hbv
News News in English Mest lesið Ökumaður bifhjólsins látinn Innlent Ógeðsleg aðkoma að íbúðinni eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Ísland leggur til fólk í finnskar herstöðvar Innlent Alvarlegt mótorhjólaslys og Miklubraut lokað Innlent „Nú verður að hafa hraðar hendur“ Innlent Óska eftir vitnum: Missti stjórn og hafnaði á vegriði Innlent Ljóstruðu upp um heimilisfang sænska forsætisráðherrans á Strava Erlent Dettifoss vélarvana úti á ballarhafi Innlent Hæstiréttur hafnar Hvammsvirkjun Innlent „Það er enginn svartur listi hjá okkur“ Innlent