Fountain @ LOTO passengers injured in near rollover
09-05-2012, 05:57 PM
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TW..., thanks for posting the info but I see two flaws in rule # 4:
4) Personal flotation devices (PFD's/Life Jackets) are mandatory and are to be worn by all participants during this event while the boat is in operation. If you are not wearing life jackets - there will be no pictures taken of your boat and you will not be shown on the DVD made of the event. All drivers should have kill switch lanyards attached during the poker run.
I would change the wording to "If you are not wearing life jackets you will be disqualified and asked to leave the event".
And, "All drivers MUST have kill switch lanyards attached whenever the boat is in motion".
This Fountain may not have made the DVD but it made everything else.
Just constructive criticism here. I don't want to see poker runs end even though my boat is too small to participate.
4) Personal flotation devices (PFD's/Life Jackets) are mandatory and are to be worn by all participants during this event while the boat is in operation. If you are not wearing life jackets - there will be no pictures taken of your boat and you will not be shown on the DVD made of the event. All drivers should have kill switch lanyards attached during the poker run.
I would change the wording to "If you are not wearing life jackets you will be disqualified and asked to leave the event".
And, "All drivers MUST have kill switch lanyards attached whenever the boat is in motion".
This Fountain may not have made the DVD but it made everything else.
Just constructive criticism here. I don't want to see poker runs end even though my boat is too small to participate.
09-05-2012, 05:58 PM
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In an organized poker run everyone should be wearing life jackets
Do they have a drivers meeting reiterating this rule at this event (passenger said they were in a poker run)
Am i missing somthing? i saw no teather hook up either
Hope everyone heals well this could have been alot worse
In an organized poker run everyone should be wearing life jackets
Do they have a drivers meeting reiterating this rule at this event (passenger said they were in a poker run)
Am i missing somthing? i saw no teather hook up either
Hope everyone heals well this could have been alot worse
09-05-2012, 06:22 PM
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We all like to gawk at a car wreck on the side of the highway.
But what is wrong with you guys pulling up other videos of boat wreck or stupid boaters? This isn't a joke.
Watch the CNN video and look at the aftermath. These people are hurt, in shock and devastated by this. There will be pain, therapy and law suits. I watched that poor female passenger slam the windshield frame at least twice with her face and wince in pain... Wow.
But in all honesty I can't stop playing it. I will never be the man at the wheel and do what I have in the past because of it. I can't imagine doing that to people that trust me.
And the media attention is finally showing us what we have become. These people were really hurt having fun and all media sources are showing it for ratings?
MY EDIT: And the life vests and kill switches would not have changed the outcome. It is a moot post. Don't hook up or vest up and feel safe. I would rather be thrown clear than eat the glass. Even a helmet would save the face but could break the neck.
But what is wrong with you guys pulling up other videos of boat wreck or stupid boaters? This isn't a joke.
Watch the CNN video and look at the aftermath. These people are hurt, in shock and devastated by this. There will be pain, therapy and law suits. I watched that poor female passenger slam the windshield frame at least twice with her face and wince in pain... Wow.
But in all honesty I can't stop playing it. I will never be the man at the wheel and do what I have in the past because of it. I can't imagine doing that to people that trust me.
And the media attention is finally showing us what we have become. These people were really hurt having fun and all media sources are showing it for ratings?
MY EDIT: And the life vests and kill switches would not have changed the outcome. It is a moot post. Don't hook up or vest up and feel safe. I would rather be thrown clear than eat the glass. Even a helmet would save the face but could break the neck.
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09-05-2012, 06:35 PM
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In an organized poker run everyone should be wearing life jackets
Do they have a drivers meeting reiterating this rule at this event (passenger said they were in a poker run)
Am i missing somthing? i saw no teather hook up either
Hope everyone heals well this could have been alot worse
In an organized poker run everyone should be wearing life jackets
Do they have a drivers meeting reiterating this rule at this event (passenger said they were in a poker run)
Am i missing somthing? i saw no teather hook up either
Hope everyone heals well this could have been alot worse
Pat
09-05-2012, 06:52 PM
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09-05-2012, 07:09 PM
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Didn't read all the post here, but I saw the vid on face book before even got to OSO. All Poker Runs I been in there was a rigid requirement to wear life jackets while on plane, and lanyards. Question and comments I seen on some of the posts, ( and mind you didn't even read all of them) are so F'd up it's not even funny. Potentiall for a major injury, due to stupid operators. I said it before, and I say it again. ANYTHNG HAPPENS to the boat your are at the helm , IT'S OPERATORS FAULT. Waves, other boats, to fast for the area, no experience etc. etc. or whatever. I would strongly indorse having to have a test and a license to operate a power boat. The racing community. OSO and all other boat clubs/companies should start something. It would only help our sport.
09-05-2012, 07:18 PM
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didn't read all the post here, but i saw the vid on face book before even got to oso. All poker runs i been in there was a rigid requirement to wear life jackets while on plane, and lanyards. Question and comments i seen on some of the posts, ( and mind you didn't even read all of them) are so f'd up it's not even funny. Potentiall for a major injury, due to stupid operators. I said it before, and i say it again. Anythng happens to the boat your are at the helm , it's operators fault. Waves, other boats, to fast for the area, no experience etc. Etc. Or whatever. I would strongly indorse having to have a test and a license to operate a power boat. The racing community. Oso and all other boat clubs/companies should start something. It would only help our sport.
09-05-2012, 07:19 PM
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I dont know if its been said yet, didnt read much past page 25, we all know what needs to be done for safety. On a lighter note I would like to nominate the girls in the boat for boater girls of the week, they sure earned it.
09-05-2012, 08:00 PM
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x2, Drive accordingly I always say, but let's try to make something positive form this, the outcome of this event could have been so much worse and would have cast a much darker shadow on the powerboating community. IMO you can't blame waves or water, it's the surface that we choose to propel ourselves over and it's ever changing and we adapt to it as we see fit based on our experience, I'm pretty sure most of us have exceeded our abilities a time or two, I know I have and I learned a lot from it.
