I wanted to share this topic with you, I know it’s a little off subject, but I think it’s important. I live in Michigan near the Saginaw Bay and we have a lot of boaters that go out in the summer and many of them party, drink and have fun. Some scary facts though are that last year there were 35 boating deaths last year and 28 were a result of alcohol. Many people don’t think about this, but Boating Operating Under the Influence is illegal, it’s just like drunk driving.
I find that Boating Education can sometimes cause these death rates to go down. I wanted to tell you about one great program run by the Arizona government that provides information on Arizona Boating safety and really works for any location. The best part is if you are interested you can take the education classes right online so you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own home, well at least not until you have to get to that boat.
Below is one of the videos from their website:
This video makes a few great points that everyone who boats needs to remember. The video below is a little more general.
I’m sure many of you don’t just stay inside and decorate your homes all summer, you go out and not only watching these videos yourself but if you have children having them watch them too.
have fun. You need to be safe when you do and I hope you will consider
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