I am a recent member of the Tucson riding community, and I have come to both appreciate and enjoy the night riding options available to me to improve my health during a time of day that works with both my usual work schedule, as well as the crazy daytime summer temperatures here in Tuscon. Everyone that I have come across in the riding community over the past few years appreciates the availability of mountain biking trails, and also works very hard to use the trails during the posted hours. There are some spots in Tucson that claim a 10:00 PM closing time, and we respect and abide by this. We ride with respect to any neighbors of trails, keeping our voices down, etc, and we ride throughout the early evenings for our health and the enjoyment of the Tucson community. Sometimes rules are in place for a legitimate reason, and sometimes rules need to be modified. I believe that the rules for many public trails at this time should be open for use until a specific time of night that is late enough for people who work until 6 or so to be able to go out and spin their wheels in a respectful manner for 2-3 hours. I am glad that this forum is open for discussion, and I am glad to be actively engaged in this discussion.
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