Trial and error?

In Out There, Summit 48, it seems rather hypocritical to label all trail riders as “ripping up the countryside near you” and to suggest that they’ll drag your naked body behind their bikes if you dare take down their numbers. As a trail rider for many years (and a climber for almost as many), it seems a bit off to suggest that all trail riders don't respect the countryside, when in fact the Trail Riding Fellowship do a huge amount to keep public rights of way open. By all means let’s stop the law breakers, but don't criminalise the law-abiding folk who are enjoying the countryside in their own perfectly legal way. And anyway, if they've got a number plate they're almost certainly taxed, insured and MOT-ed.
Sam King, Summit 49