Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Fun goes downhill

By Tom Purcell

"Now that thick snow has blanketed much of the country, we all know what that means: more sledding bans.


In Massachusetts, says The Week Magazine, a movement is afoot to crack down on the pastime. Many Massachusetts communities are posting warning signs or issuing outright bans. A state lawmaker introduced a bill requiring children to wear helmets because "there are no brakes on a sled."


In Omaha, Neb., two popular parks banned sledding after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that public parks are not legally protected from being sued."

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