Please wear your life vests!

jrc · 05-31-2011, 10:44 AM

Kayaks are cheap and it is easy to learn the basics, this leads to a false sense of security. It's like when mountain bikes went mainstream, suddenly a bunch of people ended up in emergency rooms with broken bones.

If we want to live in a free society were people can make their own decisions about their own safety, then we have to live with the fact that some people will make the wrong decisions. Obviously we should educate people when we can but what else can we do?

05-31-2011, 10:44 AM	#11
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Kayaks are cheap and it is easy to learn the basics, this leads to a false sense of security. It's like when mountain bikes went mainstream, suddenly a bunch of people ended up in emergency rooms with broken bones. If we want to live in a free society were people can make their own decisions about their own safety, then we have to live with the fact that some people will make the wrong decisions. Obviously we should educate people when we can but what else can we do?

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