Stupid question, but how do you walk safely on ice?

[blades360 10]

:help:Answers please...

[raizuli3 12]

strap a couple of tennis raquets to the bottom of your shoes :hihi:

[mort 10]

crampons or heavy socks over your boots. Ice-skates for extreme icing.

[teddie 10]

Put some old socks over your shoes, it get's a grip

[bulldog D 10]

There's no such thing as a stupid question!

However I don't think there's such a thing as safe ice walking over a solid surface unless you've got crampons!

As for walking on ice over water...........................Just forget it! toooooo dangerous!

[Dozy 11]

crampons or heavy socks over your boots. Ice-skates for extreme icing.

My bold

 

I've always found that the best anti-slip device, but I appear to have lost my stash of ratty old socks, so I suppose I'll end up slip-sliding away when I take the dogs out tomorrow!!!

[GrooveArmada 10]

:help:Answers please...

 

Get your self one of these and find a steep hill

 

http://im.shoppingbank.com/p/1593/i/snoriderbgweb06.jpg

[medusa 16]

IMO the best way is to buy a set of spikes which are on overshoes. Mine were made by Get a Grip, but you can also get similar sorts of things by Yaktrax and from websites such as Blacktoe.

 

They're basically very tough rubber extra soles which clip onto your shoes and have short tungsten carbide spikes on the bottom. They punch holes in vinyl floor and scratch wooden flooring, but they really do stop you from slipping over and they cost less than £15, which I consider to be a fabulous price to prevent me from ending up in hospital or spend months unable to walk properly after falling over. I'm still recovering from the last fall (and that one wasn't even ice related!).

[Squiggs 11]

Lean slightly* forward, not back, when walking downhill. If you are already leaning back, if your feet slip forwards, arse and pavement get acquainted quickly.

 

*slightly being the key word, too far and you'll just "accelerate" downhill

[[Matt] 10]

sideways slide after a run up.

[Crayfish 10]

Work on core strength and learn to breakfall.

[GrooveArmada 10]

Hunter Balmoral Neoprene Wellingtons are very good. £90 but worth every penny.