Vehicle tracks running along the east coast. Photo: Supplied via LDR A new report, released last week, shows the Marlborough District Council was between a rock and a hard place before opting for a bylaw banning all vehicles, including quad bikes, from a 45km stretch of coastline. The only exception was for fishers launching their boats at two distinct spots; one on Marfells Beach and one on Ward Beach. The bylaw was released last Thursday after a year-long tug-of-war between those who thought vehicles damaged the coast and those who thought most quad bikers were eco-conscious. The bylaw would go out to the public from mid-July.