3.3 Consider Public Safety Reduce route hazards during the trail route flagging stage. Avoid avalanche zones, hazardous trees and snags, undercut streambanks. Avoid cliffs and embankments. Avoid seasonal grizzly bear habitat, such as soapberry, equisetum communities, fish spawning areas. Ensure unobstructed vision where the trail passes through bear habitat and avoid noisy creeks near where possible. Avoid dangerous creek or river fords. Design trail and trail/road intersections for right-angle crossings as these are safest and they minimize the user's exposure to the road or railway.