Sound Judgment Your Physical Condition Donґt ride: 1. When youґr tired Being physically exhausted is like being drunk. Try to do something that’s detail-oriented when you’re really tired, and you’ll feel totally uncoordinated. Reckless Riding If you are involved in an ATV accident when you’re speeding, you have a 25% chance of landing yourself in the hospital. The faster you go, the more likely you are to destroy your head and internal organs, and skip the wheelies, jumps, stunts, and any other showboating. Laws and Regulations Any police offi cer will tell you that ignorance of the law is no defense. Your best defense is to check out your local, state, or provincial ATV laws before riding.
It’ll also make sure that you can continue to ride in your favourite areas. The quickest way to have a land area closed is by riding over the regulations. Group Behaviour People always do crazier and riskier things in a group than they would consider doing by themselves. When you’re ATV riding with others and things start to get out of hand, decide whether you’re willing to be injured or see your friends injured. SIPDE By themselves, none of these safe behaviours and sound judgments will go very far. But when you put them all together...
when you’re pa- ying attention to how you feel, when you’re monitoring the movements of your ATV, and when you’re constantly evaluating your environment, then you’re practicing SIPDE. SIPDE is an acronym that stands for: 54 S I P D E Scan/Search Identify hazards Predict what will happen Decide what to do Execute the decision