Tonight at 7:30 pm I was at the corner of Elm Hill Ave and Seaver Street adjacent to the park when EIGHT speeding motor bikes came roaring out of the park. A few were the low-riders we have seen for years, but two were a new style - one with tall wheels making the rider sit up higher than on a bicycle, another new type had four wheels like a dune buggy.

In past years I have been at the Playstead ballfields and watched the motor bikes zooming through the outfield of a little league game, roaring past elderly walkers with canes, or cutting off a small child on a tricycle. They're incredibly noisy, dangerous, and probably a lot of fun to ride. 

Boston Police and Park Rangers claim they can't chase them. Some park walkers who talk to riders say the police tell them to go to the park to get off city streets. No one seems to know (police and riders) that motorized vehicles are never allowed off-road (on paved or dirt paths) in Franklin Park.  

For a few weeks this spring the park seemed quieter. The Mounted Police had patrols out several nights a week. It seemed like a deterrent. The Rangers are trying to patrol more often, but I don't see them out in the evenings when the motor bikes are at their worst.

What have you noticed? What do you think about the motor bikes?
    -We have to get them out of the park!  OR
    -Kids need a place to ride and have fun?