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In a message dated 31-Jan-03 09:57:02 Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
>
> (SNIP) In Texas there is no license required, but if they catch you
> boating under the influence, they yank your regular driver's license.
>
> Now that makes sense to me! Second offense should be a public hanging!
> Nothing aggravates me more than drunken boat operators...
>
I have a big problem with that whole concept. The definition "drunk driving"
is whatever the government says it is and folks found to have blood alcohol
levels above a certain arbitrary level are persecuted, no matter whether they
are driving safely or not. Those that can will change definitions to suit
their own agendas, just like (I have been told) Village Marine Watermakers
has changed the term "lifetime" to mean 15 years. (I guess they are saying
their equipment is a dog.)
Anyway, virtually all the wrecks I know about were caused by a combination of
impatience, too much speed and too little attention. Often alcohol can
increase these sins, but they cannot be measured like blood alcohol can be,
so for convenience, the simplistic bogeyman "drunk driving" gets all the
blame. Yet car wrecks continue unabated...
It is my opinion that on-the-water crashes are just not enough of a problem
to allow the government to increase their regimentation of our lives.
Norm
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