Thank you for informing us of this situation. I’m the future please call APD immediately at 518-438-4000 so the police can be notified in real time.

Absolutely terrible disregard for other people, cars, traffic lights.
Speeding, wheelies , stunts, riding across the whole road, weaving thru traffic. Not sure who and how this will handled. It’s out of control at this point.
Clinton Ave , Orange St, Judson , 1st, Lexington.... all day and evening.

This needs to be addressed before it ends in disaster. Just the other day I saw one going down lower Lark St. and turning the wrong way down a one way. I also had an issue at Delaware and Myrtle where I had a green light and probably about 10 of these vehicles blatantly ran the red light. Extremely dangerous especially for people who may not live or work around here and aren’t expecting it.

Funny how quick this was closed. And if you call them as was suggested you probably already know they are unlikely to do anything. People have seen these things fly by the police and they sit there and watch. If you post on the mayor's facebook you will likely get it taken down and in the meantime have people bash you on her behalf. Clearly this is how she wants things. Citizens of Albany seem to be considered second class. I wonder why? This is how it has been going in Albany for too long now.

David, Mayor's Office assigned this issue to Albany Police Department Administrator

We are closing this issue. Should you witness this type of activity in the future, please contact the Albany Police Department immediately by dialing 911 or 518-438-4000. Please do not use SeeClickFix to report this type of activity as it delays APD's ability to respond immediately.

We are aware of the issue and began instituting strategies during the fall of last year to address this. Our officers have been directed to not pursue the ATVs as this will worsen the situation. Instead, we have adopted an approach using unmarked vehicles in an attempt to follow the ATVs at a distance and confront the operators once the ATVs stop. The officers can then safely cite the operator and, if appropriate, confiscate the ATVs. We’ve had some success with this strategy, as we’ve issued several citations, made several arrests, and confiscated several ATVs.

This year, we are considering the addition of drones into the strategy. Drones will allow for an aerial view of the routes that are being travelled by the ATVs as well as storage locations.

If individuals are aware of the address of owners of the ATVs that ride on the streets illegally, we ask that you pass that information along to the Albany Police Department as well.

Thank you for your response, David.

Appreciate the reply, David. Although I would encourage people to continue to post repeated/ongoing trouble spots on SeeClickFix in addition to calling them in to ensure that reports are not being ignored by anyone.