{"id":140,"date":"2023-01-27T15:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/?p=140"},"modified":"2023-11-07T16:06:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:06:07","slug":"international-snowmobile-safety-week-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/27\/international-snowmobile-safety-week-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"International Snowmobile Safety Week is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you one of the estimated 53,000 US residents who purchased a snowmobile this year? You\u2019re in good company! With over 1.3 million registered snowmobiles in the country, this pastime is growing in popularity every year!<\/p>\n<p>With popularity comes a greater responsibility for safety on your rides. That\u2019s what International Snowmobile Safety Week is all about! This year, January 21<sup>st<\/sup>&#8211; 28<sup>th<\/sup>, we at Patrons Oxford Insurance would like to remind our agents and policyholders of the obligation snowmobile riders have in keeping our trails safe for all.<\/p>\n<p>Some tips to keep in mind when hitting the trails:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t drink alcohol and ride<\/li>\n<li>Keep your machine in working order<\/li>\n<li>Never ride alone<\/li>\n<li>Come to a complete stop before crossing roads\/trails<\/li>\n<li>Remember the basic hand signals for making stops and turns<\/li>\n<li>Dress appropriately<\/li>\n<li>Stay on marked trails only<\/li>\n<li>Be aware of darkness, water\/ice, and your surroundings in general.<\/li>\n<li>Follow all state rules\/regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To see these and other snowmobile tips, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowmobile.org\/snowmobiling-safety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Snowmobile Manufactures Association<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>Patrons Oxford Insurance values the safety of our agents and policyholders alike. Take care this riding season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you one of the estimated 53,000 US residents who purchased a snowmobile this year? You\u2019re in good company! With [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions\/142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patrons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}