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Originally Posted by Woodsy
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Woodsy,
you will remind us to "always" wear our lanyards, but you previously wrote that
you won't wear your seatbelt. Shouldn't one always be held securely behind the steering wheel?
Others here are offering
the option of lanyard use, so what is your "take" on an apparent conflict on safety device issues?
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Originally Posted by VtSteve
"...At least they got them for kids, although most of us Boomers survived without even a lap belt..."  |
Any Boomers who didn't survive (?) please speak up now.
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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
"...legislation is not how we make the world safe. Education, on the other hand...well I will step off my soap box..."
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One of our Forum members once wrote:
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"...Do you really believe that the Boating Safety Certificate Law has helped tame inexperienced boaters?? Gimme a break! Any monkey with a laptop and a credit card can take the test anonymously over the internet (even for someone else other than themselves) and look up the answers while taking it. One might claim that at least at that point the material was read but was it really...?"
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I'll acknowledge that such "workarounds" are readily available all around us, so what "Education" can trump a law?
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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
...if I was to be a juror deciding in the trial of Erika's unfortunate collision...She could have been driv'n along all snapped up with the lanyard, thinking all was cool and soon they'd be on home...like it was a familar route, driven many times before..."
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The chances of being thrown out of a heavy cruiser
are nil. Was her boat equipped with a lanyard?
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Originally Posted by VtSteve
"...Lanyards should be worn, the more often the better...
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None of my boats came equipped with a lanyard: should I just "drive" more safely?
ETA:
I stumbled upon this (excerpted) post from two years ago:
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"...I never connect mine to me on the lake, but I have a very deep cockpit, and a good sized boat for Winnipesaukee conditions. I do connect it on the ocean..."
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As I regard this poster's knowledge of boats highly, I'd like to see a defense made in
this particular thread—by this poster.