Quote Originally Posted by Gregor-y
Quote Originally Posted by Starter
Speaking from this side of the Atlantic, the use of local roads should be at the discretion of local officials. Here that would mean local roads by the county/city it's in; state routes by the state and interstate highways by the feds. That doesn't mean that is the way it is though.
It is with the exception of federal land or state parks, where national or state laws can apply and will be at the discretion of the park director. County Sheriffs also can play a large role, though they usually will work with the desires of the local chamber of commerce. A bigger issue these days is with requirements from insurance companies dictating maximum average speeds on rally stages.

At 100 Acre Wood this year there was a stage that had two chicanes on it to reduce the average speed to 80 mph. After the first few cars exceed this speed two more chicanes were added for the next run - much to the annoyance of codrivers and the control staff that had to notify them, plus it was dark by then - and one car still managed to beat the maximum average.
That's the fault of the way our courts work. People will sue over anything. This is one place where our Brit friends have it right. Want to sue someone? Go ahead, loser pays. Cuts way down on the frivolous and "sue because its cheaper for them to pay" lawsuits.