ISO 7010:2019 / ISO 3864-1
ISO P078 No tobogganing or sledding Sign
ISO P078 No tobogganing or sledding Sign means the prohibition of riding toboggans and sleds in the marked area, covering gravity sledding devices generally under the standard red ISO 7010 roundel. P078 draws the line where sleds meet terrain engineered for other traffic, without needing paragraphs of translated text. It should be used where the cited standard, facility risk assessment, SDS, emergency plan, or written safety procedure requires this hazard or safety message to be communicated.
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Technical Data
| Legal Standard | ISO 7010:2019 / ISO 3864-1 |
|---|---|
| Color Codes | #FF0000 / Closest practical match: RAL 3020 Traffic Red |
| Viewing Distance | 50 mm: close equipment or package label; 100 mm: approximately 5 m; 200 mm: approximately 10 m; 300 mm: approximately 15 m; 400 mm: approximately 20 m. |
| Review Status | approved / last reviewed 2026-07-07 |
| Jurisdiction Scope | Global, United States, European Union |
| Keywords | p078, iso 7010, prohibition, tobogganing, sledding, prohibit |
Standard Dimensions Table
| Sign Size | Recommended Visibility |
|---|---|
50 mm | close equipment or package label |
100 mm | approximately 5 m |
200 mm | approximately 10 m |
300 mm | approximately 15 m |
400 mm | approximately 20 m. |
Where This Sign Is Used
Ski resorts post it at piste entries, lift lines, and run bottoms to keep low-sitting, weak-braking sleds out of downhill traffic and route them to dedicated toboggan runs. Municipalities use it on hazardous informal sledding hills whose run-outs end in roads, parking lots, ponds, or fences, and on embankments and dams, often following local accident history; where all sliding sports are excluded it appears beside P076 no-skiing and P077 no-snowboarding.
In-Depth Guidance
What ISO 7010 P078 Covers
P078 prohibits riding toboggans and sleds in the marked area. The ISO 7010 register names the referent No tobogganing or sledding, with the function of prohibiting tobogganing or sledding, and the pictogram — a rider on a sled inside the red prohibition ring with its diagonal slash — follows the ISO 3864-1 template used by every sign in the P series. It covers gravity sledding devices generally: classic wooden toboggans, plastic sleds, and saucers alike.
Sledding is the least regulated of the snow sports. It needs no lift ticket, no lessons, and no special terrain, which means it appears wherever there is a slope and snow — including places engineered for entirely different traffic. P078 exists to draw the line in those places without needing a paragraph of translated text.
Why Sleds Get Banned from Slopes
On ski pistes, sleds are a traffic problem. A toboggan sits low, is hard for a fast-moving skier to spot against the snow, cannot carve away from a conflict, and its braking — heels dug into the snow — is weak on a groomed surface. Resorts therefore keep sled traffic off downhill runs and lift corridors and route it to dedicated toboggan runs, marking the boundary with P078 at piste entries, lift lines, and the bottom stations where families with sleds tend to wander in.
Away from resorts, municipalities post the sign on hazardous informal sledding spots: hills that run out into roads, parking lots, ponds, or fences; embankments and dams; and park slopes with trees or play equipment in the fall line. Many of these bans follow local accident history — the run-out, not the slope itself, is usually what makes a neighborhood sledding hill dangerous.
Reading P078 Alongside Its Neighbors
P078 is the area ban; it says nothing about how to behave where sledding is allowed. Conduct on a permitted toboggan run is handled by P046 (do not stretch out of toboggan) and P047 (do not ram into toboggans), so a well-signed winter operation often deploys all three: P078 at the pistes to keep sleds out, and the other two at the sled run to keep riders safe once they are in the right place.
Where an area excludes all sliding sports — an avalanche closure, terrain under grooming, a protected zone — P078 is posted with P076 (no skiing) and P077 (no snowboarding), since each pictogram prohibits only the activity it depicts. Whether a given posting is a permanent rule or a temporary closure should be evident from context: closures come with ropes and reopen; permanent bans stand alone year after year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is sledding not allowed on ski slopes?
A sled is low to the ground and hard for descending skiers to see, cannot steer out of a conflict the way a skier can, and brakes poorly on groomed snow. Mixing sleds into downhill ski traffic produces collisions with the sled rider coming off worst, so resorts confine sledding to dedicated toboggan runs and post P078 at piste and lift-corridor entries.
What makes a public hill get a no sledding sign?
Usually the run-out rather than the slope: hills that discharge into streets, parking areas, ponds, fences, or trees are the classic cases, along with dams, embankments, and park slopes with obstacles in the fall line. Municipalities often post the ban after near-misses or injuries at a popular informal spot, and some also act to limit their own liability.
Does P078 apply to all types of sled?
Treat it as covering any gravity sliding device you sit or lie on — wooden toboggans, plastic sleds, saucers, and similar. The referent explicitly names both tobogganing and sledding, and the purpose of the ban (keeping sliding traffic out of the area) does not depend on the sled's construction. Operators who allow specific equipment, such as airboards on a designated run, say so separately.
What is the difference between P078 and P047?
P078 bans tobogganing in an area altogether. P047 (do not ram into toboggans) is a conduct rule for places where sledding is permitted, requiring riders to keep distance and avoid collisions. One controls where sleds may go; the other controls how riders behave once there.