While on the snowmobile trail, you may encounter a road that may need to be crossed. These are some rules to follow for your safety as well as automobiles and pedestrians.

• Reduce your speed and come to a complete, safe stop at the road. You never know what might be heading toward you on the road. Remember to keep your speed slow so that you can stop at the road and not slide into oncoming traffic.
• Stand tall on the running boards to see and to be seen. When coming upon the road, change your riding position from sitting to standing. This is to help you better see the traffic and also so traffic can see you. Automobiles have the right-of-way on the road, so wait for the traffic to clear first.
• Cross directly or as straight as you possibly can across the road. Remember that concrete and pavement do not allow for the same steering control as snow does.
• Cross slowly and carefully; do not cross the road at high speeds.

When you encounter roads along the trail you are riding, you will need to be aware of what roads you can and cannot ride on. These laws, prohibiting snowmobiles on certain roads, were set in place for your safety and the safety of automobile drivers. Always check with the jurisdiction in the local area where you will be riding since local laws and rules regarding roads may vary significantly from one area to the next.

• You cannot ride a snowmobile on a Federal Interstate
• You cannot ride on most plowed roads except under special circumstances where it has been designated open to joint use with motor vehicle traffic
• You cannot cross any roadway without coming to a complete stop and yielding to traffic
• You cannot cross any roadway with more than four lanes, unless the Department of Transportation authorizes it

You can ride on certain plowed roads only:

• If the road is designated with a route sign and as a snowmobile route
• If the trail crosses the road
• If there is an ordinance allowing you to ride from your house to the trail; check the local regulations
• If there is an ordinance allowing you to ride directly from the motel/hotel to the trail; check with local officials
• If you encounter a bridge, culvert, or roadway and the road is the only way around it
• If the road is not normally plowed to remove snow; you cannot operate on unplowed roads after a snowfall, if the street is normally plowed
• If there is a special event and snowmobiles are allowed to travel on the roads
  

Rules of riding next to all roads:

• Generally, ride as far away from the plowed roadway as is safe and/or practical
• Always comply with all posted signs, including the speed limit for the road
• At night, dim your headlights if operating in the road ditch against oncoming vehicle traffic on the road