meierjn
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Just a warning for all of those that ride in the County of Wetaskiwin... We were out at Pigeon Lake for the family day weekend as we have been for the last 5 years. We rented 3 rooms at pigeon Lake Village for the family, kids, and relatives and planned on a nice weekend of sledding as we had had in the past. Well, on day two we get pulled over by one of the County Peace officers. He explains to us that we were breaking the law by riding in the ditch North/East of the Village to access the lake. I have to tell you we were nowhere near any major highway but I guess the definition of a highway according to the Alberta Traffic Safety Act includes ditches on any roadway, and not just the single and double numbered highway’s as I thought. We had never had issues with the RCMP there before! He then explained to us that he could impound the sleds and it would cost us about $1500-$2000 per sled when all was said and done. My brother-in-law and I were then each issued $230 tickets and both of our wives let off with a warning. Maybe I am just venting but I am doing a lot of research trying just to find out what is and isn’t legal. We had never had issues with the local RCMP before. Any help would be appreciated. The Peace Officer did give me the document in the link below. Let me know what you think.