[williecoyote]

I have driven on the beach here at the Outer Banks many times. There is nothing like just cruising out to the inlet, and having lunch while watching the birds, and boats, and smelling the salt air.

Twenty years ago, you only saw fishermen on the beach. If you saw a female in a bathing suit, everybody stared.

Now that everyone has an SUV, it's all families enjoying the sun. Much too risky to cast a hook into the water for fear of hooking someone.

As we speak, the government is trying to close our beaches to motor vehicles.