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The leading cause of PWC accidents among riders in 2007 was reckless or careless driving. [16] According to the National Transportation Safety Board in the U.S., this accounted for 26.3 percent of all PWCs involved in accidents in 2007. [17] Reckless driving has been defined in the Personal Watercraft Act of 2005 in the U.S. as follows:
In 2009, the Coast Guard reported 4,730 recreational boating accidents, resulting in 736 deaths, 3,358 injuries and approximately $36 million in property damage. Drowning was a factor in 75% of ...
A crash between two personal watercraft in the Florida Keys left a man dead on Saturday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said. Around 12:30 p.m., two personal watercraft collided north of ...
Spending time on boats is a favorite summertime activity for many.
Statistics show diving fatalities comparable to motor vehicle accidents of 16.4 per 100,000 divers and 16 per 100,000 drivers. Divers Alert Network 2014 data shows there are 3.174 million recreational scuba divers in America, of which 2.351 million dive 1 to 7 times per year and 823,000 dive 8 or more times per year. It is reasonable to say ...
Routine and consistent life jacket wear during all water activities can make the difference between life and death. According to the U.S. Coast Guard: [10] 90 percent of drowning victims in recreational boating accidents were not wearing a life jacket in 2007. Drowning is the reported cause of death in two-thirds of all boating fatalities.
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A circle of death can be initiated if the boat operator releases the steering mechanism while the boat is still powered, which means the propeller is still turning. The force of the rotating propeller blades incurs a force known as steering torque , causing the motor itself, which is mounted on a swivel jointed mechanism, to turn sharply into ...