Although Central New York has been blanketed with the white stuff since back at the beginning of December, it has been a quiet season for snowmobile accidents. In an average year, there are between 300 and 400 snowmobile accidents in New York State, with about 25 fatal ones. I could…
Have you dusted off and revved up your sled yet? Many Central New York snowmobilers have. Snowmobiling is a fun family sport, and is wildly popular all over Central New York, including Onondaga, Cayuga, Wayne, but especially up in the “North Country” of Oswego County, St. Lawurence County, Jefferson County…
The Governeur Times reported yesterday that St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal snowmobile accident on the Tooley Pond Road near the River Road in the Town of Clifton. A 40-year old snowmobiler of Brownville, N.Y. was traveling north on the east side of Tooley Pond Road when…
When I look back over the past month or so (December and January), I see that I have been blogging quite a bit about car and snowmobile accidents. It is no coincidence. This time of year, these kinds of accidents fill up the newspapers and tie up my phone line.…
There are between 300 and 400 snowmobile accidents in New York State each year, with about 25 fatal ones. Two more snowmobile accidents were reported in recent days. I previously blogged about safety rules for snowmobiling. These recent snowmobile crashes remind us of the do’s and don’ts of snowmobiling: Snowmobile…
The Geneva Finger Lakes Times reports today on a snowmobile accident last Friday in Farmington, Wayne County. Here’s what happened: Two snowmobilers were operating their sleds in an open field. One of the snowmobilers turned his sled into the path of the other, causing the second to be thrown, and…
What three things just don’t mix well with a picturesque winter landscape such as the one I see as I look out my window in Geneva, New York this evening? Answer: Snowmobiles, drinking and speed. Yes, I know I already recently blogged about snowmobile accidents in New York , but…
Snowmobiling is a favorite winter activity of many central New Yorkers. New York boasts over 10,000 miles of funded or groomed trails, many of which are located in Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, and Ontario counties. Sadly, every winter brings new snowmobile fatalities and serious injuries to upstate New Yorkers.…