Mandatory Life Jacket Law Goes Federal

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Originally Posted by Rockfish9

so what they are saying is that people dont fall overboard out of boats longer than 18'.....

No, I'd assume they have statistics that show that smaller boats tend to incur more deaths from people falling overboard.

Which does sort of make sense.

I'm not sure you can argue the "nanny state" on this one. You have taxpayer funded responders who don't get to save this person or not that person simply because of how they're dressed. I'm sure they have data that suggests the most unnecessary deaths, which consume taxpayer resources, are from smaller boats...and distract from the more legitimate cases of responsible boaters in emergency situations.

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[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by spence

No, I'd assume they have statistics that show that smaller boats tend to incur more deaths from people falling overboard.

Which does sort of make sense.

I'm not sure you can argue the "nanny state" on this one. You have taxpayer funded responders who don't get to save this person or not that person simply because of how they're dressed. I'm sure they have data that suggests the most unnecessary deaths, which consume taxpayer resources, are from smaller boats...and distract from the more legitimate cases of responsible boaters in emergency situations.

-spence

Using that logic, should all swimmers be required to wear life preservers?

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Originally Posted by Pete F.

Using that logic, should all swimmers be required to wear life preservers?

That's not the same logic.
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[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by spence

That's not the same logic.
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sure it is.

JD has it right. I can buy a 35 ft boat and speed on the water with nothing to show I can operate a boat, zip. There should be licences or mandatory classes. lifejacjets are an individual decision.

[Van]

Originally Posted by spence

No, I'd assume they have statistics that show that smaller boats tend to incur more deaths from people falling overboard.

Which does sort of make sense.

I'm not sure you can argue the "nanny state" on this one. You have taxpayer funded responders who don't get to save this person or not that person simply because of how they're dressed. I'm sure they have data that suggests the most unnecessary deaths, which consume taxpayer resources, are from smaller boats...and distract from the more legitimate cases of responsible boaters in emergency situations.

-spence

Don't agree.. I may be cruel, but 700 nationwide is a deaths is a drop in the ocean compared to the billions of dollars that is already being spent to maintain these services. They are there anyway so its not really an additional cost.