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1 <br /> Check Out The Hllll -Sled Safe <br /> r <br /> Characteristics of Common Sled Equipment <br /> • Plastic mats are very popular because they are inexpensive and easy to <br /> transport. However,they are not easily controlled unless ridden in a dan- <br /> gerous face-down position,and,being plastic,they <br /> ' are capable of high speeds. Together,these factors <br /> o C= make the mat a dangerous piece of equipment. If <br /> i used,the mats should be restricted to low short hills <br /> —i.e.,beginner slopes. <br /> • Plastic disks are controlled by dragging the hands and feet. As a disk <br /> slides downhill,it rotates until the rider is descending backward,or <br /> rotates through a number of revolutions and ends with the rider travelling <br /> backward in the run-out area. The disorienting <br /> rotation,inability to see oncoming hazards, <br /> potentially high speeds(due to the plastic mate- <br /> rial)and the need to steer by dragging a foot or <br /> hand makes this a more hazardous piece of CZ) <br /> equipment. If used,the disks should be restrict- <br /> ed to low,short hills or beginner slopes with supervision. <br /> • Inflated inner tubes are controllable by hand and foot dragging if the <br /> snow surface can be reached when seated. (Some inner tubes are so large <br /> that the snow surface cannot be reached.) They require a fairly steep take- <br /> off slope to start moving;otherwise a running jump-on start is needed. <br /> Tubes exaggerate the bounce of any bump or dip in the sledding track. <br /> Tubes are often overloaded,carrying <br /> too many riders in unsafe positions. If <br /> ! tubes are used at all,they should be <br /> ! small,capable of carrying only one <br /> rider in a seated position,and should <br /> be used on a very smooth sledding <br /> track. Tube use should be restricted to older children and adults with <br /> good sliding skills. No lubrication of tube surfaces should be allowed. <br /> • Plastic tub sleds,wood toboggans and ski bikes represent the most <br /> desirable sledding equipment characteristics,meeting most of the equip- <br /> ment selection criteria listed on page 6. <br /> i <br /> A Community Resource Guide Page 7 <br />
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