Quote: Originally posted by indigo_wolf  | With no offense intended towards anyone.... I have to admit that I am a bit torn by the whole kiting with furry friends thing.
We reflexively don helmets, but Bowser generally rides unfettered by headwear... and quite honestly most of what's out there seems more decorative
than anything else.
Likewise any eye protection gear.
Passenger accommodations are generally constructed of materials that would probably be deadly when compromised.
We don't expect anything bad to happen, but sometimes it does anyway.
Just got off another forum where someone posted that they nearly killed someone with their car... and maybe that's what's got me thinking about bad
things happening out of the blue when we least expect them.
Well, that's probably my wet blanket quota for the week.
ATB,
Sam
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It's good to note there are risks with the activity, just like doing anything else from walking the dog ( the number of times we've been ran off the
road by idiots would astound you) to having him ride in the car. I've haven't spent a ton of time thinking about safety issues while buggying with a
dog, but in the car for instance the dog is untethered. It's just a choice you have to make.
If I took any passengers while buggying, furry or not, I would ensure their safety as the first priority. Smaller kite, slower speeds, excellent
conditions for riding, etc. We all take risks everyday, more than we realize. Taking a passenger means keeping that risk while kitebuggying to be
among the lowest risk things they've done that day. I mean, they probably drove a car/rode in a car to get to the buggy site, which might be the
riskiest thing they did that day :-) |
