Table 4 Respondents’ assessment of recommendations to guide future health and safety options (n = 101)
From: Injury in kite buggying: the role of the ‘out-of-buggy experience’
Target | Kind | Specific injury prevention solution | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Equipment | Protective | Helmet | 17 | 56 |
Protective jacket | 3 | |||
Wrist protections | 1 | |||
Spine protection | 5 | |||
Pelvis protection | 2 | |||
Knee pads | 1 | |||
Leg protections | 1 | |||
Boots | 1 | |||
Not specified | 4 | |||
For sport | Quick release system | 12 | ||
Leash for the kite | 1 | |||
Kites (more stable) | 3 | |||
More fitting kite seats | 2 | |||
Seat belts | 1 | |||
Ergonomic buggies (without sharp edges) | 1 | |||
For training | Development of an interactive video-game-specific training software | 1 | ||
Human factor | Training/education | Schools/teaching programs | 12 | 41 |
Formal training/practice | 13 | |||
Licencing | 3 | |||
Awareness and ability to judge environmental conditions (wind in particular) | 9 | |||
Knowledge of the location | 1 | |||
Knowledge of rules on priority | 1 | |||
Habit not to use oversized kites | 2 | |||
Environment | Organised flying sites | 4 | ||