A global study finds there is "no environmentally safe level" of four-wheel drive use on beaches, prompting calls to severely limit access.

In short:

A new study warns off-road vehicles are causing “serious ecological harm” on beaches.

The study also found there was no safe level of driving.

What’s next?

The research has reignited debate over whether 4WDs should be banned from the sand.

  • TaleyaEnglish
    41·
    7 days ago

    Ban 'em. Same with bush bashing. It’s a pile of dickheads just looking to destroy and they can go and get fucked.

  • dumblederp
    9·
    7 days ago

    Good. I’ve been disgusted at beaches looking like parking lots with hundreds of 4bys lined up.

  • guismoEnglish
    8·
    7 days ago

    Here in Port Macquarie I destroyed my back burying some big logs on the sand to stop them. Then they take it back, then I put even more logs and so on. Last time I think I made it very hard to remove. Last time I checked it was still there.

    Other people can do this too! You dig a big hole and put the biggest log you find on the beach, then bury it back. I think it helps.

    If they just went there to camp and leave it clean it would be fine. But not only they actually take pleasure in destroying as much as possible going in circles, but they leave thrash everywhere.