Here is a compromise on beach driving

Here's a compromise: Regulate beach driving better and enact St. Augustine National Seashore legislation. Require beach drivers take a test to prove they can drive without being caught in sand. Local residents can then charge tourists to drive them on the beach, as in Cape Cod National Seashore. http://www.nps.gov/caco/cape-cod-national-seashore-oversand-beach-driving.htm

Dangers to beachgoers will be reduced. Damage to wildlife and the beach will be reduced (along with police overtime wasted whenever a supercilious snowbird gets stuck in the sand on one of our 61 miles of beautiful sandy beaches).

How do we do it?

NPS says the beach driving ban is because of an Executive Order (signed by Nixon) that says there can be no driving on beaches in national monuments. However, beach driving is allowed on national seashores.

The Solomonic solution is at hand. For people who support beach driving, the answer is easy. They should support a St. Augustine National Seashore (and a St. Augustine National Historical Park and Scenic Coastal Parkway). Let's get our local economy moving again and prepare to observe Florida's 500th anniversary in 2013 (and St. Augustine's 450th in 2015). For more information on the St. Augustine National Historical Park, Seashore and Scenic Coastal Parkway Act, please see www.staugustgreen.com