THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS ISSUING SOME SNOWMOBILE SAFETY REMINDERS. 

HUNDREDS OF SNOWMOBILES ARE REGISTERED IN ILLINOIS AND THE STATE HAS NEARLY 25-HUNDRED MILES OF SNOWMOBILE TRAILS. NEWBIES ARE URGED TO TAKE A SAFETY COURSE, WHILE EVEN THE MOST SEASONED RIDERS SHOULD KEEP THESE TIPS IN MIND SAYS D-N-R SPOKESPERSON JAYETTE BOLINSKI.

BOLINSKI SAYS YOU SHOULD AVOID WEARING A LONG SCARF THAT CAN GET CAUGHT IN THE SNOWMOBILE, AS WELL AS:

BOLINSKI ALSO RECOMMENDS BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE TERRAIN YOU’RE PLANNING TO RIDE AND BE AWARE OF TRAILS THAT MAY BE CLOSED.