Pockets so they re free to break your fall if you fall. wear smart shoes with grooved rubber or neoprene soles. if the ice is bad enough, consider attaching ice grips. wear sunglasses on sunny days to make it easier to see slippery surfaces. don t forget to remove snow and ice from the bottom of the soles of your shoes once you re inside. a wet sole indoors can be as slippery as an icy patch outside. the difference between a fall in the summertime and a fall on an icy surface is how dense and hard the ground is that you re striking. reporter: a fall on a slick surface may seem funny, but sometimes it s no joke. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. just started to get the ice here in new york. we had all that rain. yeah. now it s 18 degrees, and there s ice patches out there. a lot of them. there s a small glaze over just about everything. those are good tips especially for kids who are out and have never been in ice and snow