Southern Africa Route Owners & Operators Association

Recommendations of the NOW conference of October 2005

During the workshop and in subsequent meetings it was agreed that what needs to be achieved mechanism and legal framework that would, in order to prevent avoidable and manage unavoidable detrimental impacts to the environment, prohibit recreational off-road driving in sensitive areas except on a registered trail by a licensed driver in a permitted vehicle.In order to achieve this, a number of things need to happen. These tasks and activities have been identified and desired outcomes recommended through the 28 mini workshops referred to above. Please find below a summary of the major desired outcomes as implied in the statement above.

Interaction between Government and 4x4 fraternity is encouraging

Article published in the Leisure Wheels Magazine Issue 36 April May 2006

We have in our possession a copy of a letter from Van Schalkwyk to Marais that offers great hope for the future. The minister is impressed by what he calls the commitment of the industry to get its house in order, and is satisfied that good progress is being made.

The minister also points out that it is important that the impetus generated by the NOW conference is maintained, and that the groundwork should now be translated into concrete actions that culminate in the development and adoption of a self-regulatory strategy. The minister also offers departmental help via an agreement between the industry and the government toward implementation of envisaged self-regulatory mechanisms......

Provincial Guidelines on 4X4 Routes

Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning of the Western Cape initiated a project to develop Provincial Guidelines on 4x4 routes

The Western Cape Government’s Department of Environmental Affairs and Development planning is taking the lead in developing a set of guidelines that we as trail owners and operators can use to guide us in our quest to develop, operate, manage and maintain our trails in an acceptable and sustainable manner.This is good news indeed!The purpose of these guidelines would be to achieve the following objectives:

National Off-Road Workgroup

Why are we as 4x4 Trail Owners involved?

We are responsible for our own future and have been given an opportunity to participate in the shaping thereof.
This is an opportunity for us, a key role player, to join forces with the rest of the 4x4 industry in preventing further unilateral action and legalisation by the government that affects our future.
It is possible that a national coordinating body for the whole 4x4 industry will following from the NOW initiative that will most likely be the only representative body recognised by the government. We, as trial owners, must have representation and should be actively involved in setting this up.
We need to establish good working relationships with the various 4x4 Clubs (represented by the All Wheel Drive Club Association), the professional 4x4 tour guides and operators (4WDGA) and all other representative bodies. After all, they represent our client’s!

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