Figuring Out Where You Can Ride An ATV

Q: Can ATVs be legally driven on city neighborhood lots in Bellingham? Are they legal on city streets?

A: This feels like one of those questions. You know, the ones where the outcome determines your next conversation with your neighbors. I see two possibilities here. Either your neighbor is riding their ATV and you want them to stop, or your neighbor asked you to stop riding your ATV but you don’t want to stop.

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ATVs on City Streets

Q: Is it legal to drive an ATV or Gator type vehicle on Bellingham city streets?

A: My favorite part of this question is that it is specific to Bellingham city streets. It’s not too unusual to see farmers in rural parts of the county riding an ATV across a road to get from one field to another, so I’m visualizing a guy in a Carhart jacket and Romeo boots looking disoriented as he wonders how he ended up on Railroad Avenue. Continue reading “ATVs on City Streets”