When winter comes all want something interesting, it is available only in the cold season.What could be better on a cold day than skating on the ice?It's the excitement and the fun, laughter and joy, sport and leisure time.So fine a group of friends to go skating on a cold winter night!And the frost becomes invisible, and a lot of positive emotions guaranteed.
Those who for some reason can not go skating, still may well have some fun on the ice.Most often it is the children, they have their own roller - most of them are excellent ride without skates.It may be ice-covered area near a small hill or the frozen body of water.
However, if you do not want to turn a good time into a nightmare with injuries and bruises, remember a few simple things, which are the rules of safe behavior on the ice.There are not many, and most of them are perfectly natural, therefore, to comply with them will be easy.
How not to fall through the ice?
One of the main rules: if the rink is not artificial, and a crust of ice on a pond, to exercise the utmost caution, especially when you first visit.Outside the frost should be not less than 100 C. Moreover, it is important condition is that such temperature should not keep the first day.Basic safety rules to comply with the ice can be intuitively.There are no precise figures, there are simple nuances.The main ones are:
1. If the winter has only just begun, and it was a long warming (temperature around zero), it is necessary to wait for a good frost, from 3 to 5 days.The waiting time depends on the degree of frigidity - the colder it is, the less need days to form a thick crust of ice.
2. The deeper the pond, the longer it freezes.Small pond can freeze very quickly, but with the river requires special care.
3. Closer to shore the ice is formed faster than in the center.So be careful, conquering unknown places.
4. If you are riding noticed cracks in the layer of ice, or that it in some places, very translucent, quickly select another section of the rink for skating.
If you skate on artificial ice, or perfectly promorozhennaya pond, danger of falling through the ice does not threaten you.However, in any rink has its own rules of conduct on the ice, that must be followed for your own safety and for the safety of others.
How to protect yourself from falling?
To protect yourself from injury, try to keep your feet well.If it still does not work, ride a little bent at the knees, perhaps even sitting down.Thus, the fall is not sharp header becauseeither you will fall into his arms, to soften the blow, or just sit on the ice.Do not make any sudden movements, and avoid those people who behave inappropriately, and you can push or knock down.By following these rules of behavior on the ice, you will protect yourself from injuries and sprains.Failure to follow the same may even lead to serious consequences such as concussions and fractures.
How not to harm others?
And finally, discuss the rules of conduct on the ice, on the safety of other visitors to the rink.First of all, if you skate, it is simply unacceptable to fabricate a variety of virtuosic pas when close to other people.Skates are harmless, while glide over the ice surface, but waved them on all sides can only be alone or under the supervision of figure skating coach.Otherwise you risk to put a man walking by serious injury.
There are other simple nuances.Regardless of whether you are in skating or regular shoes should not be worn on the ice at a breakneck pace, if you know how bad avoid obstacles.Shoot down the visitors rink - not the best idea, and it may even result in a visit of "first aid".Do not push, passing by others.If someone fell, it would be nice to shake hands and get help.
By following simple rules of behavior on the ice, you turn your opponent's leisure and entertainment in a fun and be able to avoid negative incidents.
