Table 2-44: Personal Watercraft Safety Data
Table 2-44: Personal Watercraft Safety Data
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatalities | 5 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 56 | 68 | 57 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 68 | 50 | 71 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 45 |
| Injured persons | 156 | 254 | 402 | 532 | 708 | 730 | 915 | 1,338 | 1,617 | 1,837 | 1,812 | 1,743 | 1,614 | 1,580 | 1,424 | 1,362 | 1,228 | 952 | 1,007 | 919 | 982 | 920 |
| Accidentsa | 376 | 650 | 844 | 1,162 | 1,513 | 1,650 | 2,236 | 3,002 | 3,986 | 4,099 | 4,070 | 3,607 | 3,374 | 3,268 | 2,562 | 2,225 | 1,994 | 1,664 | 1,692 | 1,631 | 1,655 | 1,459 |
| Sales | 29,000 | 48,000 | 64,000 | 72,000 | 68,000 | 79,000 | 107,000 | 142,000 | 200,000 | 191,000 | 176,000 | 130,000 | 106,000 | 92,000 | 80,900 | 79,300 | 80,600 | 79,500 | 80,200 | 82,200 | 79,900 | 62,600 |
| Number in use | 92,756 | 126,881 | 178,510 | 241,376 | 305,915 | 372,283 | 454,545 | 600,000 | 760,000 | 900,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,180,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,230,000 | 1,220,000 | 1,220,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,250,000 | 1,230,000 | 1,190,000 | (R) 1,190,000 | 1,180,000 |
KEY: R = revised.
a Total vessels involved.
NOTES
Personal watercraft are less than 13 feet in length and are
designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling
on the craft rather than within the confines of the hull.
Watercraft number in use for 2008 is an estimate.
SOURCES
Fatalities,
injuries, and accidents:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard,
Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington, DC:
Annual issues), available at
http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_statistics.aspx as of Dec. 22,
2009.
Sales:
1987-90: Personal
Watercraft Industry Association, available at http://www.pwia.org/faq/ as of
June 19, 2000.
1991-2008: National Marine Manufacturers Association, Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract (Annual issues)
available at http://www.nmma.org/facts/ as of Dec. 22, 2009.
Use:
1987-96: National Marine Manufacturers Association, data
compiled by the United States Coast Guard, personal communications.
1997-98: Ibid., available at
http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/statistic98.html as of June 19, 2000.
1999-2008: National Marine Manufacturers Association, Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract, available at http://www.nmma.org/facts/ as of Dec. 22,
2009.