NTSB, August 25, "Mandatory" PFD
"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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According to NTSB statistics, 100% of passengers killed in commercial
airline
crashes were not wearing parachutes.
I guess we should be looking into that....
Parachutes don't improve your safety on a commercial flight.
They can be useful, however, when leaping out of a plane.
More people will survive falling off a boat without a PFD than will
survive
falling out of an airplane without a parachute.
Although your premise may be correct, it is not practical for most every
boaters. You see it every day...he kids will be wearing life jackets but
how often do you see adults wearing one? Never. And why do you never see
passengers required to wear one on commercial vessels? Because it is not
required nor is it practical.
Yep...we could wear lifejackets, parachutes and personal airbags (is there
such a thing?) when we travel, but it really does not make sense nor is it
practical.
The best answer is education. Show your passengers where the life jackets
are and how to use them.
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