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| − | Off-road vehicle use dates back to the 1900s, when French military engineer, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_K%C3%A9gresse|Adolphe Kégresse], invented what is now considered the first true off-road vehicle<ref name="Hammerhead2017">Hammerhead Off-Road. 2017. The history of off-road vehicles. https://www.hammerheadoffroad.com/the-history-of-off-road-vehicles/</ref> Recreational use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) did not become widespread until the 1950s, when motorcycles became popular and the desire to ride motorcycles off paved roads surged<ref name="TMS2019">TMS Parts. 2019. The History of dirt biking and motocross. https://blog.tmsparts.com/history-of-dirt-bikes/</ref> In the 1970s, OHV use became even more popularized<ref name="Lee2020">Lee E. 2020. Off-road paradise. South Valley Magazine. https://southvalley.com/off-road-paradise-hollister-ohv/</ref> through dirt bike and motocross racing,<ref name="TMS2019"/> but restrictions on where riders could go were lacking<ref name="Lee2020"/>, raising several environmental concerns. | + | Off-road vehicle use dates back to the 1900s, when French military engineer, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_K%C3%A9gresse|Adolphe Kégresse], invented what is now considered the first true off-road vehicle<ref name="Hammerhead2017">Hammerhead Off-Road. 2017. The history of off-road vehicles. https://www.hammerheadoffroad.com/the-history-of-off-road-vehicles/</ref> Recreational use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) did not become widespread until the 1950s, when motorcycles became popular and the desire to ride motorcycles off paved roads surged<ref name="TMS2019">TMS Parts. 2019. The History of dirt biking and motocross. https://blog.tmsparts.com/history-of-dirt-bikes/</ref> In the 1970s, OHV use became even more popularized<ref name="Lee2020">Lee E. 2020. Off-road paradise. South Valley Magazine. https://southvalley.com/off-road-paradise-hollister-ohv/</ref> through dirt bike and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motocross|motocross] racing,<ref name="TMS2019"/> but restrictions on where riders could go were lacking<ref name="Lee2020"/>, raising several environmental concerns. |
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Off-road vehicle use dates back to the 1900s, when French military engineer, Kégresse, invented what is now considered the first true off-road vehicle[1] Recreational use of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) did not become widespread until the 1950s, when motorcycles became popular and the desire to ride motorcycles off paved roads surged[2] In the 1970s, OHV use became even more popularized[3] through dirt bike and [1] racing,[2] but restrictions on where riders could go were lacking[3], raising several environmental concerns.
- ↑ Hammerhead Off-Road. 2017. The history of off-road vehicles. https://www.hammerheadoffroad.com/the-history-of-off-road-vehicles/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 TMS Parts. 2019. The History of dirt biking and motocross. https://blog.tmsparts.com/history-of-dirt-bikes/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lee E. 2020. Off-road paradise. South Valley Magazine. https://southvalley.com/off-road-paradise-hollister-ohv/
