1. Analyze past recreational off-road vehicle (ROV)/all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash data to identify contributing factors that have an overrepresentation of crashes on South Dakota public roads and identify safety concerns resulting from ROV/ATV and typical highway vehicle shared use.
2. Identify the operational and maintenance needs of South Dakota roads and road rights-of-way (ROW) resulting from ROV/ATV use.
3. Recommend strategies to improve the safety of typical highway vehicles and ROV/ATV on public roadways and to address the operational and maintenance needs of South Dakota roads and road ROWs due to ROV/ATV use.
4. Develop an implementation plan for federal, state, and local agencies to implement safety, operational, and maintenance strategies for future and existing use on South Dakota roadways.

Public road users, ROV/ATV users, and SDDOT will benefit from the results of this research, as the strategies identified will seek to address the safety and operational impacts of shared use.