2004 Polaris Sportsman 700 EFI Owners Manual - Page 13

2004 Polaris Sportsman 700 EFI Manual

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SAFETY Safe Riding Gear Always wear clothing suited to the type of riding. ATV riding requires special protective clothing for comfort and to reduce the chance of injury. 1. Helmet Your helmet is the most important piece of protective gear for safe riding. A helmet can prevent a severe head injury. Select an approved helmet that meets or exceeds your state's safety standards and bears either the Department of Transportation (DOT) label, the American National Standards Institute label (ANSI z90.1), or the Snell Memorial Foundation label. 1 2 5 3 2. Eye Protection Do not depend on sunglasses for proper eye protection. A pair of goggles or a helmet face shield offer the best protection for your eyes. They should be kept clean and be of shatterproof design (bearing the markings z2.1 or VESC 8). 4 3. Gloves Off-road style gloves with knuckle pads are the best for comfort and protection. 4. Boots The best footwear is a pair of strong over-the-calf boots with heels, like moto-cross boots. 5. Clothing Always wear long sleeves and long pants to protect arms and legs. Riding pants with kneepads and a jersey with shoulder pads provide the best protection. 10

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10
SAFETY
SafeRidingGear
Alwayswearclothingsuitedtothetypeofriding. ATVridingrequires
specialprotectiveclothingforcomfortandtoreducethechanceof
injury.
1.Helmet
Yourhelmetisthemostimportantpiece
ofprotectivegearforsaferiding. A
helmetcanpreventasevereheadinjury.
Selectanapprovedhelmetthatmeets
orexceedsyourstate’ssafetystandards
andbearseithertheDepartmentof
Transportation(DOT)label,the
AmericanNationalStandards
Institutelabel(ANSIz90.1),orthe
SnellMemorialFoundationlabel.
2.EyeProtection
Donotdependonsunglassesfor
propereyeprotection. Apairof
gogglesorahelmetfaceshieldoffer
thebestprotectionforyoureyes. They
shouldbekeptcleanandbeof
shatterproofdesign(bearingthe
markingsz2.1orVESC8).
3.Gloves
Off-roadstylegloveswithknucklepadsarethebestforcomfortand
protection.
4.Boots
Thebestfootwearisapairofstrongover-the-calfbootswithheels,like
moto-crossboots.
5.Clothing
Alwayswearlongsleevesandlongpantstoprotectarmsandlegs.
Ridingpantswithkneepadsandajerseywithshoulderpadsprovide
thebestprotection.
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