Safety Class Information!!!
Here is information about our snowmobile safety
class.
The Tomsbstone Pickerel Sno Club
will be holding a safety class at the Clubhouse on Saturday Jan.
9, 2010 from 8AM to 1PM and on Sunday Jan. 10, 2010 from 9AM to
Noon. All students MUST attend both days, and have a WI DNR Customer
ID Number when pre-registering. Pre-registration is required by
calling Jacquie Bailey at 715-484-8917 after 6:30pm or Pat Girtz
at 715-484-3634 by Jan. 2, 2010
Class Size Limited to 30 Students
New Requirement: All Wisconsin recreational safety students are
required to obtain a WI DNR Customer ID Number before the completion
of any recreational safety class and will also be required to
provide that WI DNR Customer ID Number along with students personal
information to the instructor. You can obtain a WI DNR Customer
ID Number 7AM to 10PM by calling the WI DNR Customer Service at
1-888-936-7463
Snowmobile Age Requirements
Who may operate a snowmobile? -- Any person who is born
on or after January 1, 1985 and who has reached the age of 12,
must have completed and received a snowmobile safety certificate
in order to operate a snowmobile in Wisconsin. The certificate
must be carried while operating the snowmobile, and displayed
to a law enforcement officer upon demand
This does not apply to the operation
of snowmobiles upon lands owned or leased by the operator's parent
or guardian. As used in this section, "leased lands"
does not include lands leased by an organization of which said
operator or the operator's parent or guardian is a member.
No person under the age of 12
years may operate a snowmobile unless the person is accompanied
either by a parent or guardian or by a person over 18 years of
age. Accompanied means to be on the same snowmobile as the operator.
Other states and Provinces that
issue a snowmobile safety certificate to snowmobilers will be
honored in Wisconsin.
Snowmobile Education
Snowmobiling provides great opportunities for family recreation
during the winter months in Wisconsin. Many people will be operating
a snowmobile for the first time and along with that, new skills
must be learned and new attitudes developed. The purpose of snowmobile
safety training is to expose new users to basic snowmobile safety,
responsibilities, ethics, laws and mechanical functions.
Course Objective
To reduce the potential for snowmobile accidents, injuries and
fatalities; to reduce the potential for conflict between snowmobilers,
landowners, and other resource users; and to promote safe, responsible,
and ethical use of the environment and our resources.
Course Content
History of snowmobiling; environmental impacts and concerns
Parts of the snowmobile, safety features, maintenance and repair
Preparation, operation and handling, terrain, fueling, safety
tips, and transporting a snowmobile
Protective gear, clothing, equipment requirements, emergency situations,
first aid, and survival techniques
Regulations, trail signs, alcohol, and registration
Courtesy and ethics
Course Information
Classroom Instruction
The snowmobile safety course consists of six hours of basic instruction
in the principles of snowmobile safety. The course is comprised
of six hours of classroom study and an optional two hours of hands-on
snowmobile operation or optional snowmobile ride simulation.
Who is eligible to take a
class
Classroom Instruction
Anyone is eligible to take the class and receive a safety education
completion certificate. For children under 12 years of age, the
certificate does not become valid until the child reaches 12 years
of age. Go to the Snowmobile Age Requirements page for additional
details.
**Students
with special needs must contact the instructor at least two weeks
in advance of the course to request special accommodations.