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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
The truth of the mater is we can all find information to support our cause...
But if we look at the comprehensive statistic over the course of time is when we see the real picture.
I suggest reading some of these reports:
http://www.uscgboating.org/statistic...tatistics.aspx
These aren't some looking for support for their cause, but rather nation wide statistics provide by the coast guard... These are FACT....
Most importantly what I noted, after breezing through these is that smaller boats under 25' are the most prone to accidents... not the 25' to 35' high performance boats, that people seem to think don't have a place on the lake....
By the nature of economics bigger boats are more expensive... which means when you lay down the cash for a bigger boat, you are more likely to know what you are doing, as you don't want to make a foolish investment.
This summer I have had more issue, with bow riders and jet skis then I have any other type of boat... but I am not out trying to get them banned.... |
I agree with most of this...but not with the belief that people who buy the most expensive boats "know what they're doing"
I am amazed at the number of large, expensive boats that fly through the NWZ and on the wrong side of the markers in front of my house. How can you spend over 100 grand on a boat and not bother to either look at a chart or know what the rules are. Money does not equal brains.