House Votes To Raise Mandatory Life Jacket Age

Woodsy · 03-27-2007, 02:57 PM

House Votes To Raise Mandatory Life Jacket Age

CONCORD, N.H. -- Children ages 12 and younger would have to wear a life jacket when they ride on a boat outside an enclosed cabin under a bill approved Tuesday by the New Hampshire House.

Currently, children age 5 and under must wear protection. Boats with a 3-foot-high enclosed side rail would be exempt.

Opponents argued that the requirement was intrusive because no children in the age range had drowned in boating-related accidents in the past eight years.

The 204-135 vote sent the bill to the Senate.

03-27-2007, 02:57 PM	#1
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,968 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	House Votes To Raise Mandatory Life Jacket Age House Votes To Raise Mandatory Life Jacket Age CONCORD, N.H. -- Children ages 12 and younger would have to wear a life jacket when they ride on a boat outside an enclosed cabin under a bill approved Tuesday by the New Hampshire House. Currently, children age 5 and under must wear protection. Boats with a 3-foot-high enclosed side rail would be exempt. Opponents argued that the requirement was intrusive because no children in the age range had drowned in boating-related accidents in the past eight years. The 204-135 vote sent the bill to the Senate. __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.