Abstract
Central to the many problems inherent in the design and use of snowmobiles is their rapid increase in popularity as sporting and recreational vehicles during the past decade. The major problems-damage and injury-producing accidents, noise pollution, damage to private property, and detrimental effects on natural ecology—are described and analyzed. Examples are given that typify the current state-of-the-art investigations of the problem areas. It is noted that such studies, both scientific and engineering, have dealt only in piecemeal fashion with some of the most widely acknowledged problems.
The paper examines the existing need for a system-oriented program of research designed to provide data for a wide range of system design standards capable of assuring the survival of this form of recreation.
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