What a freaking joke. Isnt that the point of sledding? Ok maybe not to get hurt, but to see how fast you can go and how high you can get on jumps.
Now my profession is safety officer/coordinator and im saying this safety crap is getting ridiculous. Its the point everywhere in the world now in work and private life where if there is any inclination that someone can get hurt they are going to put up as many safety precautions as possible. Doing so takes away the concept of common sense. People now adays think that if their is safety barriers, caution tape or warnings that its going to protect them. They never think anymore.
What or who i think are to blame for this is people suing each other over stupid petty crap. So now everyone is doing everything possible to make sure they dont get their asses sued.
If my kids go sledding and get hurt, then so be it. If its to the point that its fatally. Then thats my stupid ass fault for letting them and I will have to deal with the consequences.
I think, at least in america, we can blame frivolous lawsuits. If we didn't have so many ridiculous lawsuits that get settled out of court costing money, and even if you defend and win it still cost's money that everyone is super anal about it all.
When I was a kid and we had snow we found the biggest hill around and went as fast as possible.
Exact same here. I remember being a kid always trying to figure out how i can go faster. Lucky enough to have never broken a bone sledding or been seriously hurt but ya its dumb these new rules of theirs. Ya i can see wanting to put a helmet on a little kid but banning sledding at a park because someone got hurt?
Why dont the ban driving on major roadways because someone got hurt on a specific one. Crazy people i tell ya. I wish we had more snow here. The hill on my property is looking really grassy. Little snow. I want to take the kids sledding on their crazy carpets lol
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