"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:20:27 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

I think the problem is nothing more than the same one other boaters have,
but magnified: They've never read the rules. What percentage of boaters do
you think have read ALL the rules? What percentage of kayakers? I'll guess
30% and 2%, respectively. If you could post just one rule at popular
launch
points, it would be the one about yielding to larger vessels.

The "thing" of it is - they do post the rules which include wearing
PFDs in ocean waters (not required on lakes and river which is
interesting) and none of them wear PFDs along the ocean side.

They just don't pay attention to them.

And the rental places - fuggitaboutit.

If the rules are posted as they are in NY, they're on cheap paper, with
water soluble ink, in direct sunlight, with a plastic sheet that collects
moisture behind it, and the writing's in 8 point type along with stuff like
"It is a violation of state law to detonate nuclear weapons within 500 yards
of a body of water".