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I <br /> Check Out The Hilll-Sled Safe <br /> I <br /> .6 <br /> i <br /> s <br /> I a. <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I - <br /> I <br /> c <br /> "Mister sports is one phase of recreation where a great many people <br /> become reckless and willing to take chances. Many individuals seemingly <br /> otherwise cautious think nothing of sliding down a hill or sending their <br /> small children down(a hill)without investigating for dangerous conditions <br /> or obstacles. Foolhardy rashness is so prevalent as to be almost the rule. An <br /> extreme amount of care and caution by the designers,builders and operators <br /> of winter sports facilities is needed to overcome this attitude of the public." <br /> David Laidlaw,Parks Superintendent,Michigan,USA,1966. <br /> Purpose of Guide <br /> This guide will help municipalities,community groups and schools who want <br /> to increase sledding safety as they review existing sliding hills,identifying safe <br /> and unsafe sliding areas,equipment and sliding activities,or renovate unsafe slid- <br /> ing hills or construct new and safe ones. The information presented here will help <br /> your team: <br /> • recognize and avoid hazardous hill characteristics that make sliding <br /> unnecessarily risky, <br /> • avoid the use of dangerous sliding equipment, <br /> • encourage appropriate sledding behaviour, <br /> • locate helpful resources,and <br /> • keep the fun in sledding,while keeping it safe. <br /> A safe sliding hill is not enough,by itself,to reduce sliding injuries. Adult <br /> supervision is a critical part of encouraging safe play and offering help if injuries <br /> occur. The challenge for all of us is to provide excellent sledding opportunities for <br /> children with safety in mind. <br /> A Community Resource Guide page 1 <br />