'The wind in your hair': ATVs can stay on Snohomish streets
SNOHOMISH — The streets of Snohomish are open to wheeled all-terrain vehicles for good.
After a year-long pilot program, the city council passed an ordinance last month that permits ATVs on city streets with speed limits of 35 mph or slower. That includes nearly all of Snohomish’s streets.
Not a single resident complained about ATVs throughout the pilot, city engineer Yosh Monzaki said. The police department did not issue any speeding tickets or traffic violations to riders, and no accidents involving ATVs were reported.
“We’re pretty good at policing ourselves,” said Austin Finch, who lives in unincorporated Snohomish County near Monroe.
He’s part of a group that pushed to get similar ordinances passed in other cities such as Monroe, Sultan, Gold Bar, Darrington, Granite Falls and Lake Stevens.
The Snohomish ordinance will mirror state requirements. Those include wearing a motorcycle helmet, unless the ATV has seat belts and roll bars or an enclosed compartment for the driver and passengers. The state also requires safety features such as headlights and turn signals.
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