Economic Impact Survey for the northeast US..

[sidriptide]

i have been involved with the East coast 4 Wheel Drive Assoc. for a while now and they are looking to update their previous survey info from a few years back.. this is a survey that will put "on paper" what the OHRV (off road recreational vehicle) community spends as a whole and on average as well.. this is info we use when we approach law makers about how important we are financially to these communities that we frequent.
heres a basic example of a small town in western Ma that hosted the once popular BEACON trail.. 20 rigs per weekend x 30 weekends annually x $100 per vehicle (fuel, food, parts,misc..) = $60,000 from us directly into the few small businesses in a small no-industry town... thats a basic average estimate of ONE trail.. there are nearly 200 off-road related clubs and organizations with in the NAC boundaries... and almost all of them wheel regularly.. take that estimate and multiply it by the number of trails in our geographic area.... we spend a tremendous amount of money on our rigs just so we can spend more money travelling to wheel, camping, breaking them and buying new stuff at the local store..
THIS IS NOT JUST FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS AREA.... this survey is being conducted by the EC4WDA region "D" which covers a little more area than the NAC does.. so we all fall within its survey area.....
the survay asks for personal info like a name just so it can be proven that the results werent "fixed".. personal info WILL NOT BE RELEASED.....

please take a few minutes to upload the survey, print it and send it back.... this is just one more tool we use when we deal with law makers who may view us as "rednecks" of a lower socio-economic status (hows that for a big word??) we are not just renegades who do whatever we want .. although there are still many of us who cant grow up and act like an adult behind the wheel....

thanks for letting me ramble...

here is a link to the EC4WDA site where you can download a survey file...

http://ec4wda.org/docs.asp


if you have any questions or concerns please by all means ask me.....

i will even make a personal donation to our "rescue" fund of $2 for each member OR forum user who returns a survey... i hope to regret that comment but i WILL stand by it....

give a copy to everyone you know!!!!!!

:soapbox:

( ok now i'm done)

:gag:

 

[ClassicXJ]

did mine

 

[C-MuRdaA]

Authorized Vehicle 4x4 will also match Mikes donation of $2 for each survey filled out. Mike make sure to let me know how much I need to send you. :kissyou:

 

[sidriptide]

Authorized Vehicle 4x4 will also match Mikes donation of $2 for each survey filled out. Mike make sure to let me know how much I need to send you. :kissyou:

thanks alot chris!!!!

 

[Art Triggs]

Sending mine in today ;-)

 

[Lawn Cher']

I'm gonna do one too. You should post this in the Land Use Issues section for increased exposure.

 

[lobsterdmb]

mailed mine today...

 

[Grizzley]

Mine went out today.

 

[sidriptide]

just want to remind everyone that this IS NOT a Massachusetts ONLY survey..... this is for the area that covers from Maryland to Maine.. and west to Ohio...

please take a few minutes to print it and fill it in....

the meeting i went to monday i had to present a study to them that was conducted in 1999!!!!! we badly need a new survey to get completed so we can show how much our sport has grown in recent years.....

 

[CLb33fyXJ]

will be mailing mine this afternoon..

 

[Brian Carpenter]

Boy, that sure was an eye opener.. Now i know where all of my money has been going. The wife has been blaming me, I was blaming the shoe stores.. uh'oh :gag:
I'm not going to show her the survey

 

[sidriptide]

still looking for more surveys... you would not belive what the "average" is working out to be.... we need more people to submit them so we can back up our information....