Table 3 - Recreational Boating Accidents Due to Operator Error: 2000
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Table 3 - Recreational Boating Accidents Due to Operator Error: 2000
Cause | Accidents |
---|---|
Operator inattention | 959 |
Careless/reckless operation | 907 |
Operator inexperience | 905 |
Excessive speed | 630 |
No proper lookout | 602 |
Alcohol use | 346 |
Passenger/skier behavior | 303 |
Restricted vision | 116 |
Rules of the road infraction | 107 |
Sharp turn | 48 |
Overloading | 47 |
Improper anchoring | 42 |
Standing/sitting on gunwale, bow or transom | 33 |
Failure to ventilate | 19 |
Lack of or improper boat lights | 14 |
Off throttle steering-jet | 9 |
Starting in gear | 4 |
Drug use | 3 |
Number of accidents | 5,094 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001).