For purposes of this chapter, "off-highway recreational vehicle"
shall have the meaning provided in RSA 215-A:1, VI.
Pursuant to RSA 215-A:15, towns and cities may authorize the
use of sidewalks and Class IV, Class V or Class VI highways and bridges,
or portions thereof, for use by off-highway recreational vehicles.
The operation of off-highway recreational vehicles may also be allowed
on sidewalks adjacent to Class I, Class II, Class III, or Class III-a
highways pursuant to RSA 236:56, II(e). Operators of off-highway recreational
vehicles using said roads, or portions thereof, shall keep to the
extreme right and shall yield to all conventional motor vehicle traffic.
The Bureau of Trails, or its designee, shall so post such highways
where authorized.
A person may operate an off-highway recreational vehicle across
any public way where the operation of said off-highway recreational
vehicle is not otherwise prohibited by law, but said person shall
comply with the following provisions:
A. The crossing shall be made at an angle of approximately 90° to
the direction of the public way and at a place where no obstruction
prevents a quick and safe crossing;
B. The operator shall bring the off-highway recreational vehicle to
a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or, if none, the public
way, before proceeding;
C. The operator shall yield the right-of-way to all motor vehicle traffic
on such public way which constitutes an immediate hazard to such crossing;
and
D. The operator shall possess a valid motor vehicle driver's license
or shall have successfully completed the approved off-highway recreational
vehicle safety training course.
Only all-terrain vehicles as defined by RSA 215-A:1, I-b, trail
bikes as defined by RSA 215-A:1, XIV, and snow traveling vehicles
as defined by RSA 259:102 may be operated on any frozen surface of
any public body of water within the Town of Salem, New Hampshire.
Any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall be
punishable by a fine as authorized under RSA 215-A, Off Highway Recreational
Vehicles and Trails.