Boating Accidents down in 2013

Bear Islander · 05-14-2014, 09:30 PM

I would have to agree that the "cowboy atmosphere" on the lake has been dropping since 2008. I think this has more to do with the drop in accidents than boater education.

The only change in boater education in 2008 was that operators over 50 years old needed certificates. It was phased in a little each year starting in 2002. I doubt operators over 50 were causing enough accidents to skew the data.

I think something else must have happened in 2008 to changed things on Winni.

05-14-2014, 09:30 PM	#11
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,764 Thanks: 32 Thanked 441 Times in 207 Posts	I would have to agree that the "cowboy atmosphere" on the lake has been dropping since 2008. I think this has more to do with the drop in accidents than boater education. The only change in boater education in 2008 was that operators over 50 years old needed certificates. It was phased in a little each year starting in 2002. I doubt operators over 50 were causing enough accidents to skew the data. I think something else must have happened in 2008 to changed things on Winni.