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 Þungir dómar í Gufunesmálinu: „Það eru ekki alltaf jólin“ Innlent Vaktin: Stefán og Lúkas dæmdir í 17 ára fangelsi Innlent „Ég hef aldrei séð svona mikið vatn í Jökulsá“ Innlent Vímuefnaneysla talin meginorsök banaslyss við Hraunsnef Innlent Yfirgáfu salinn þegar Netanjahú hóf ræðu sína Erlent Hringvegurinn í sundur vegna vatnavaxta Innlent Anna ljósa fallin frá Innlent Gat ekki lengur lesið en sagði engum frá því Innlent Telja dagana frá síðasta innbroti Innlent Táningsstúlkur dæmdar fyrir að flytja inn efni sem var ekki bannað 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 Þungir dómar í Gufunesmálinu: „Það eru ekki alltaf jólin“ Innlent Vaktin: Stefán og Lúkas dæmdir í 17 ára fangelsi Innlent „Ég hef aldrei séð svona mikið vatn í Jökulsá“ Innlent Vímuefnaneysla talin meginorsök banaslyss við Hraunsnef Innlent Yfirgáfu salinn þegar Netanjahú hóf ræðu sína Erlent Hringvegurinn í sundur vegna vatnavaxta Innlent Anna ljósa fallin frá Innlent Gat ekki lengur lesið en sagði engum frá því Innlent Telja dagana frá síðasta innbroti Innlent Táningsstúlkur dæmdar fyrir að flytja inn efni sem var ekki bannað Innlent