Avoidable if people followed the rules. 5MPH at night means just that. Also having your lights on another requirement. People need to be better educated. Requiring a boating safety course would be a good place to start. The police are out there every weekend usually until late at night but they can't be everywhere.
By Ernie Burnett Special Correspondent Safe boating is a skill developed from preparation, experience, education and practice. Just as laws require teenagers to successfully complete a driver’s education course before they are allowed to receive their driver’s license, legislation recently passed by the Virginia General Assembly requires most boaters to complete an approved safe boating course.This is no longer an option; it’s now the law. Enforcement of this law went into effect on July
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It’s boating season on Big Bear Lake. That means it’s time to learn about safe boating. The Coast Guard Auxiliary offers its “About Boating Safety” course Saturday, May 23. A second class will be offered July 25.
Next to wearing a PFD (life jacket) while boating, taking a boating safety course is one of the best moves boaters can make. Statistics for boating fatalities and accidents...
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 16-05 of Brick will be presenting About Boating Safety on June 6 and Oct. 3. Classes will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and all will be held at the Brick Civic Plaza. 270 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick.
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