Comments on: Walking (Safely) In a Winter Wonderland

By: krystal

krystal — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:47:26 +0000

Im from central Florida and I moved to Virginia last fall.. they’re calling for 8 inches of snow. It doesent snow in Florida, so this will shock me. I dont know how to deal with snow, when I shovel snow is there a certain position I need to shovel in? or does it not matter too much? I dont want to hurt my back while walking and shoveling in ice and snow.. thank you! People here seem to be used to it though…

By: K. Love

K. Love — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:36:29 +0000

Safe Winter walking… Yak Tracks brand shoe covers for the bottom of your shoes, anykind, are the Best answer to not slipping. Standard shoes don’t work, no matter how deep the tread is. In areas where it is below freezing ice and black ice are slippery regardless of the shoe tread, adding a rubber with metal shoe strap on is a great way to dig into the ice and stay up right. This year I have fallen twice when I didn’t have my Yak Tracks on. No problem with them on and you can walk into stores and be just fine, but you must walk a little slower. I hope this helps someone else to not fall and enjoy that trip to the emergency room….

By: s. g. moseley

s. g. moseley — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:51:22 +0000

I’ve lived in Alaska, North Dakota, Indiana and Kentucky. The safest way to walk on ice is walk flat footed. Do not bend you foot when walking. Less likely to slip and fall.