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3.2.
RIDING SAFETY:
3.2.1.
Obey all Rules of the water and all local laws.
3.2.2.
Before you get on a Scooter surf Water sports clubs and schools are recommended to do learning courses
about local water laws.
IMPORTANT
Always do the Mechanical Safety Check before you get on a Scooter surf.
3.2.3.
Be thoroughly familiar with the controls of your Scooter surf and pedals.
3.2.4.
Be careful to keep body parts and other objects away from the propeller and ruder, and the moving, the turning
pedals and cranks, of your water Scooter surf.
3.2.5.
Wear:
Make sure that all your clothes elements (shoelaces, t-shirts... does not get tangled or cannot get into moving parts.
WARNING
:
clothes elements tangled or into moving parts into your Scooter surf when riding if you fall off into the water
may result in serious injury or death.
Bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can be tangled in the water Scooter surf or snagged by objects at
the side of the water or coast.
Protective eyewear, to protect against airborne dirt, dust, and bugs
—
tinted when the sun is bright, clear when
it’s
not.
3.2.6.
You are sharing the water with others
—
boats, swimmers and other. Respect their rights.
3.2.7.
Ride defensively. Always assume that others do not see you.
3.2.8.
Look ahead, and be ready to avoid:
With your Scooter surf, always get away from swimmers, children or pets playing on the water near you.
Floating objects, rocks, ropes, and other obstructions objects could cause you damages to your Scooter surf and
cause you to have an accident.
Get away from boats on movement or turning, entering the water, or crossing your lane, or coming behind you.
Be careful with many other hazards and distractions which can occur on a water Scooter surf ride.
WARNING
:
Distractions which can occur on a water Scooter surf ride may result in serious injury or death.
3.2.9.
Ride in designated water areas, on designated for Scooter surf paths and in the direction of traffic flow or as directed
by local governing laws. Obey all other water traffic signals and signs.
3.2.10.
Don’t weave through water traffic or make any moves that may surprise people with whom you are sharing the
water.
3.2.11.
Never ride with headphones. They mask water traffic sounds and emergency vehicle sirens, distract you from
concentrating on what’s going on around you, and their wires can tangle in the moving parts of the water
Scooter
surf, causing you to lose control.
3.2.12.
Never carry anything which obstructs your vision or your complete control of the Scooter surf, or which could
become entangled in the moving parts of the water Scooter surf.
3.2.13.
Never hitch a ride by holding on to another vehicle.
3.2.14.
Never ride your Scooter surf in bad weather, waves, wind, water currents, or when visibility is obscured, at
dawn, frog or in the dark, or when extremely tired. Each of these conditions increases the risk of accident.
3.2.15.
Don’t
ride alone in remote areas. Even when riding with others, make sure that someone knows where
you’re
going and when you expect to be back.
3.2.16.
Be prepared. If something goes wrong while you are riding on the water, help may not be close.
3.2.17.
Night Riding:
Riding a water Scooter surf at night is much more dangerous than riding during the day. A water bicyclist is difficult
to see. Therefore, children should never ride at dawn, at dusk or at night. Adults who chose to accept the greatly.
