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Indicates a potential hazard that could
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Sound Judgment
Your Physical
Condition
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 uncoordi-
nated.
Reckless Riding
If you are involved in an accident when
you’re speeding, you have a 25%
chance of landing yourself in the hospi-
tal. The faster you go, the more likely
you are to destroy your head and inter-
nal organs, and skip the wheelies,
jumps, stunts, and any other showboat-
ing.
Laws and Regulations
Any police officer will tell you that
ignorance of the law is no defense.
Your best defense is to check out your
local, state, or provincial laws before
riding. It’ll also make sure that you can
continue to ride in your favorite areas.
The quickest way to have a land area
closed is by riding over the regulations.
Group Behavior
People always do crazier and riskier
things in a group than they would con-
sider doing by themselves. When
you’re 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
behaviors and sound judgments will go
very far. But when you put them all
together . . . when you’re paying atten-
tion to how you feel, when you’re
monitoring the movements of your
ATV, and when you’re constantly eval-
uating your environment, then you’re
practicing SIPDE. SIPDE is an acro-
nym that stands for:
THE EFFECTS OF
ALCOHOL*
The Number of Drinks that Impair
Mental and Physical Abilities
1-2 DRINKS
Mental processes such as restraint,
awareness, concentration, and judg-
ment affected; reaction time slowed;
inability to perform complicated tasks.
3-4 DRINKS
Depth perception, glare recovery, eye
movement, and focus affected;
decreased judgment and control.
5+ DRINKS
Coordination deteriorates, loss of criti-
cal judgment, and impaired memory
and comprehension.
*According to the ATV Safety Institute.
Don’t ride:
1. When you’re tired
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