Arctic Cat 450 H1 2010 Operator's Manual page 32

Sound Judgment
THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL*
The Number of Drinks that Impair Mental and Physical Abilities
1-2 DRINKS Mental processes such as restraint, awareness, concentra-
tion, and judgment 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 critical 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
Reckless Riding
If you are involved in an ATV 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 internal
organs, and skip the wheelies, jumps,
stunts, and any other showboating.
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 ATV laws
before riding. It'll also make sure that
you can continue to ride in your favor-
ite areas. The quickest way to have a
land area closed is by riding over the
regulations.
S I
SCAN/ IDENTIFY
SEARCH HAZARDS
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! WARNING
Group Behavior
People always 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
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:
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