Teen hurt in two boat accident on Winni 7-22-10

Kamper · 07-24-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by VtSteve

They were all very lucky.

"Swerve Left", not usually a good gut reaction.

I think both operators were not totally competent. You are supposed to reduce speed and turn to the RIGHT to avoid a collision.

VtSteve · 07-24-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamper

I think both operators were not totally competent. You are supposed to reduce speed and turn to the RIGHT to avoid a collision.

Yup, supposed to be the case in head ons.

Lakepilot · 07-24-2010, 06:45 PM

Think about which way you would turn if the angle were a little less then 180 degrees. Say the person coming at you was slightly to your port side, would you still turn to the starboard?

None us us were on on either of the boats that collided. We really can't see the visual picture they saw and then had fractions of a second to respond.

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07-24-2010, 06:45 PM	#3
Lakepilot Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 446 Thanks: 70 Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts	Think about which way you would turn if the angle were a little less then 180 degrees. Say the person coming at you was slightly to your port side, would you still turn to the starboard? None us us were on on either of the boats that collided. We really can't see the visual picture they saw and then had fractions of a second to respond.

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