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Old 07-31-2021, 11:37 AM   #93
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Originally Posted by MAXUM View Post
OK so when I am driving down the road and somebody not looking steps out in front of me and I plow them over it is my fault?

Paddle boards are fundamentally unstable platforms - even more so with rookie users on them. You can be very careful around them but in the end you have no idea if, when, or what direction they could go or operator fall into the water. Unlike a car, a boat ain't got brakes either so to any captain even a seasoned one, a quick over reaction to an unexpected set of circumstances could cause even more havok in a domino effect (think chain reaction car crash).

Now compound that with a rookie boat captain and the situation is that much worse. You'd think this is common sense but apparently not.

Look, this was a paddle board, near a dock, and a lady who lost her wits, ran over the boarder and ended up on top of a dock.

The car equivalent would be a shopper walking out of Walmart and you running him over. You would be responsible because you were going too fast to stop in time, or you were distracted where you should have been paying attention. Or maybe you hit the gas when you wanted to hit the brakes, still your fault.

Boats can stop, the key is to be at a reasonable speed for the situation. Going any faster than a very slow walking speed in close to a dock is asking for trouble.
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