Because a large portion of snowmobile owners is married with children (94.5% believe it is a family sport), "the education of child snowmobilers is a dilemma for injury prevention communities" (MDNR, 6). 18% of injuries occurring in snowmobiling accidents in 1998 were to 14 year olds or younger and 48% to people 15 to 24 years of age. This proves that age and inexperience are a large factor in snowmobiling accidents.
A buddy of mine lost his best friend in 8th grade due to a snowmobiling accident. The child failed to follow one of the most important rules of the sport, which is to always ride with at least one other person. He was riding along a dirt road, a path from his Grandma's house to his house that he had taken a hundred times before, when he lost control and flew off the side of the road into a tree. Because of his speed, he was killed instantly. Had he been with someone else he may have been driving a little more collectively that day. Also he died at the tender age of 15, an inexperienced and young rider. This is a situation that can be prevented if the laws were more stringent. .
When my sister was 15, my family was traveling down an elevated trail when she got caught in a deep ski rut. A ski rut is a groove in the snow made by prior riders that catches one or both of the snowmobile skis and uncontrollably steers it unless the sled is jerked off those ruts. My sister, at that age, was not strong enough to jerk the skis and the sled corralled off the trail, down a ditch and into a tree. She was thrown to the ground and the front of her sled was smashed. Fortunately, the tree was only about five or six inches thick and the damage was fixable. Had it been a solid oak tree my sister could have been seriously hurt. This is an example I witnessed where the age and inexperience of the rider can result in an accident. .
There are many factors one has to take into consideration before heading to the trails.
There are many dangerous activities that people engage in daily. Among what I think happens to be one of the most dangerous activities is the popular sport known as boxing. ... First of all, the sport is extremely violent. ... Secondly, boxing is too dangerous. ... What puzzles me the most is how people can engage in this dangerous sport. ...
Boxing has always been a sport surrounded with controversy. ... My question is, is boxing a sport to begin with? Is boxing something else that is just practiced as a sport? ... The fact that boxing is dangerous is beyond question. ... Boxing is not just dangerous, it's a crime -- it represents the worst qualities of humankind. ...
You may think boxing is a relatively modern sport, well if you did you would be wrong. ... Even though boxing was not made an Olympic sport until 688 B.C. ... This may seem juvenile or stupid to some people but others take it very seriously as a sport. ... Also this twenty five percent is a pretty big amount when you consider that a boxer is knocking years off his life every time he is in the ring and the manager stands safely outside the dangerous square surrounded by ropes. ... This sport is regarded dangerous which yes it is but in comparison with other sports today it really isn't...
Finals versus regular season matches), whether the sport is male or female, the "nature" of the sport itself (Vamplew, 1980), even variations within the working week have implications on the composition (Russel). ... Here, the research compared the characteristics of direct sport consumers and non-spectators. ... One cannot ignore evidence of class discrepancies in any discussion of sport spectatorship (Eitzen, 1996). ... Tend to be involved with sport as an athlete as well as a spectator 3. ... Because the pervasiveness of sport has such an effect on society around the world, we must als...
A Sport Painted With Controversy Paintball is a rapidly growing sport that began in the nineteen eighties. ... These restrictions placed on the sport are unnecessary and should be eliminated. ... It is hardly an item that is dangerous enough to need restricting. ... This is an act of discrimination against the sport and its players. ... The tanks are possibly the most dangerous aspect of the game, and while it may not be probable, they can explode. ...
Perhaps the single fastest rising aspect in sport is not the level of play or the increasing salaries of all that surround their respective sport, but instead the undeniable presence of violence. Society has come to except violence as an essential part of sport, and why not? ... Sports violence can be defined as behavior, which causes harm, occurs outside of the rules of the sport, and is unrelated to the competitive objectives of the sport (Hyland in Morgan). ... This leads to violence, when one does not have what he wants the extremes become larger and more dangerous, and in sport as long...
If Cheerleading Doesn't Deserve To Be a Sport, What Does? ... Cheerleaders use dangerous stunts, suspenseful tumbling passes, and strenuous jumps to win awards and prove the "stereotypical cheerleader" to be a myth. ... This is why the hard work and talent used in cheerleading needs to be rewarded by making us a sport along with our peer's respect. ... Throughout the years cheerleading has transformed a lot, and now it has become a competitive, anaerobic sport. ... This does not fit, how is cheerleading classified with these clubs when we work as hard as any other sport? ...
Huge crowds would come to large arenas such as the Coliseum in Rome to spectate humans killing humans and sometimes dangerous animals. ... Basketball, people would say isn't a sport that contributes to a lot of crowd violence. ... Does this factor contribute to the sport world? ... Situations of violence will continue to be present in our sport world. It is part of spectator sport nature as well as our own nature. ...
Should Drifting Be Considered A Sport? ... Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines sport as physical activity engaged in for pleasure. ... Like any other motor sport, drifting does have rules and regulations. ... Front-wheel drive cars are also acceptable except that it is a lot more dangerous and it makes the car harder to control" ( Tsuneishi 34). ... Drifting is a much alike then why isn't drifting considered a sport? ...
