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Originally Posted by chipj29
I just did some browsing on the Coast Guards web page.
http://www.uscgboating.org/statistic...tatistics.aspx
In 2008, the Coast Guard counted 4789 accidents involving 709 deaths, 3331 injuries. Some snippets from the report:
-10 percent of the deaths occurred on boats where the operator had received boating safety instruction.
-The top five primary contributing factors in accidents:
1. Careless/reckless operation
2. Operator inattention
3. No proper lookout
4. Operator inexperience
5. Passenger/skier behavior
It should be noted that "Excessive Speed" is 7th on the list, with "Machinery Failure" ranking higher.
-Alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in fatal boating accidents; it was listed as the leading factor in 17% of the deaths.
Click the link and see the stats for yourselves. Figures never lie.  |
Oh no! The facts are going to get in the way of the Winfabs' "Smoke and Mirrors Campaign"!
This really is Winfabs worst fear. It scares them even more than the sight of a fast boat sitting at a Winnipesaukee dock. Facts are a very low blow. How dare you use them?
Next, will be a proposal for a law forbidding facts being presented in a debate because it puts real fear in the lives of people that use deception and embellishment to forward their cause!
What is this world coming to?
R2B