Re: [Paddlewise] Kayaking safety

John,

Wouldn't the Ontario provincial police (for ontario)
and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (for the rest
of Canada) have such records as deaths among boaters
and paddlers? I would think that someone in each
respective provice could make such inquiry and the
respective authorities would be helpful to provide.
Moreover, do you think Stats Canada would already
have record?

Best Regards,

Philip

John Winters wrote:
> 
> Dana wrote;
> 
> >
> >We know about risk in automobiles and hear about death and ingury all the
> >time. We also know about the risk of kayaking but only once and a while
> >hear about death and injury. So is more happening to people that is not
> >getting reported or is it not as dangerous(most of the time)as some of us
> >think?
> >
> 
> One heck of a good question. I have called the Coast Guard etc.. and the
> data they collect is pretty sparse. Part of the problem is that they don't
> know how many people paddle or how much so one doesn't know if the problem
> is huge or small.
> 
> Those who instruct a lot see lots of paddlers (more than me since I paddle
> solo mostly and don't know enough to instruct) and I would guess their
> impressions might be a good measure of the problem if there is one.
> 
> Cheers,
> John Winters
> Redwing Designs
> Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft
> http://home.ican.net/~735769/
> 
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