Fruit season is an exciting time for all Barbadians. Please follow these safety tips to avoid a potentially tragic situation due to an electrical contact.

How to Stay Safe When Flying Kites

Kite flying is fun! Here are some reminders to help keep it safe and enjoyable this season. 

Always:

  • Fly your kites in wide-open spaces.
  • Check your surroundings before you put your kite in the air.
  • Fly your kites away from power lines and utility poles. Electricity can easily travel down your kite lines to you and this can be dangerous.
  • Fly your kites away from trees since they can entangle your kites and line. Don’t try to retrieve your kite from trees which have power lines running through them.

Never:

  • Fly your kites on days when there is rain or stormy weather. Kites can attract lightning which can seriously injure you.
  • Fly your kites on busy streets or along highways where drivers could be distracted or hit you.
  • Never fly your kite too close to other kites since it can become entangled or damaged or cause an accident.
  • Try to retrieve your kites from trees which have power lines running through them.
  • Fly your kite near the path of an incoming aircraft.

Great Kite Flying Spots

  • King George V Memorial Park
  • Dover Playing Field
  • Garrison Savannah
  • Blenheim – Ivy
  • Queens Park
  • East Coast
  • Weymouth

Remember if your kite becomes snagged in a power line don't try to remove it. Call our emergency hotline 626-9000 and we'll remove it.