"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On 5 Aug 2003 09:56:20 -0700, (Curtis CCR)
wrote:
Hard to say exactly what contributed to this accident. All the brief
report says is that there was apparently a collision. Doesn't say
anything about people running around in circles like a bunch of
anything - let alone "mindless bozos."
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It's true, I guess, that there is a state of maturity whereby a jetski
can be operated in an un-bozo like manner. Logic dictates that it
must exist but I've seen no on the water proof yet.
I wish I remembered where, in the past month, I saw a graph of auto accident
stats based on age group. It looked like an inverted square wave on an
oscilloscope. The 16-25 yr old group was the peak on the left, and the 65+
group represented the other side. The center was almost flat.
Based on this, what moron thinks a short safety course will turn 15 year
olds into people who can operate any kind of watercraft without an adult
breathing down their necks?
I can only speak from experience with my 14 yr old son and a few of his
14-15 yr old friends: They have the attention span of flies, and most of
their attention on the water is focused on girls at the moment. A buoy is
just an annoyance.