I deal with alot of statistics in my day job. I find them fascinating, and I have access to alot of them.
This is something I ran across, from the USCG-
You can see the whole document here-• Over two-thirds of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those, ninety (90) percent were not wearing a life jacket.
• Only fourteen (14) percent of deaths occurred on vessels where the operator had received boating safety instruction.
• Operator inattention, careless/reckless operation, passenger/skier behavior,
excessive speed, and alcohol use rank as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents.
• Alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in fatal boating accidents; it was listed as the leading factor in 21% of the deaths.
http://www.uscgboating.org/statistic...stics_2007.pdf
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04-04-2009 08:25 AM
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04-04-2009 09:03 AM
Pretty simple really. Booze = bad. Life jacket = good
I wonder how many drunk fishermen would be alive today if they had been wearing a p.f.d. ?
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04-05-2009 08:27 AM
I'm ok with all of that since they are self inflicted. I think the responding agencies should be able to re-coup the cost of the search from the estate as well. You and your passengers have a choice.
Lanyards- now you are putting me in danger as well..
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06-07-2010 04:45 PMwhat percentage are people minding there own bussiness and hit by some young boater?