10. Accidents, Incidents or Hazards

No accidents or incidents occurred that resulted in significant injury. Perhaps our biggest safety concern was the manner in which the steering system failed on skidoo AL4 (Section 6.1).

Fortunately this failure occurred just prior to commencing travel. Had the failure occurred during normal travel speeds (maximum 20 km/hr), potential for injury would be high. Given the failure of AL5 in a similar manner, and also with the failure of another skidoo (AL3) on the polar plateau during the previous season in mind, it may be necessary to consider a closer examination of the steering mechanism on skidoos in order to strengthen the system.