Why do boats have "dead mans throttle"?

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Why do boats have "dead mans throttle"?

Well, the title says it all. Maybe a hundred years ago it was cool,
but there is really too much traffic in most places now for folks to
have unattended helm, even for a few seconds. Why do they still do it?

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