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Originally Posted by Skip
The bill leaves the type of cap or swimwear, along with the type of swim flag, at the discretion of Safety.
If the bill as proposed passes, then the Safety Department, via the administrative rules process, will designate the type of swimwear and flag specifications.
In short? Those details are still a long way off......
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From the Citizen article mentioned previously ....
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People should be brightly colored" while in area lakes, said Stuart, who is a boater. "I hate driving a boat on the lake when I can't see swimmers clearly and I hope it (SB224) passes. This is important to have swimmers marked so that we can see them. I don't care if it's red or fluorescent yellow or a flag as long as they're marked."
OK, so say we compromise on safety and allow this
offshore swimming to go on. Let's say people object to wearing hi-vis gear (as odd as that sounds). So it would seem Rep Stuart is offering up another solution. I know these marking devices come with day-glo marking material. I think the standoff distance allowed by their design will also prove to be of some utility. I think Rep Stuart's idea merits some discussion ! Remember more visibler is more saferer !!