Sipde - Arctic Cat ATV 300 DVX Operator's Manual

Sound Judgment
If your sense of adventure persuades you
to do illegal drugs when you're riding your
ATV, this is a reality check. Something to
think about—there can be legal conse-
quences that will take away all that free-
dom you love. Don't use alcohol or drugs
before or during your ATV ride.
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
decreased judgment and control.
5+ DRINKS
Coordination deteriorates, loss of criti-
cal judgment, and impaired memory
and comprehension.
*According to the ATV Safety Institute.
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 uncoordinated.
Don't ride:
1. When you're tired
S I
SCAN/ SEARCH IDENTIFY
HAZARDS
! WARNING
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 officer will tell you that igno-
rance 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 favorite areas. The quick-
est way to have a land area closed is by
riding over the regulations.
Group Behavior
affected;
People occasionally do crazier and riskier
things in a group than they would con-
sider 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 behav-
iors and sound judgments will go very
far. But when you put them all together...
when you're paying attention to how you
feel, when you're monitoring the move-
ments of your ATV, and when you're
constantly evaluating your environment,
then you're practicing SIPDE. SIPDE is
an acronym that stands for:
P D
PREDICT WHAT DECIDE WHAT
WILL HAPPEN TO DO
Indicates a potential hazard that could
result in a serious injury or death.
E
EXECUTE THE
DECISION
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