Re: [Paddlewise] Kayaking safety

In Ontario the Ontario Provincial Police keep stats on boating deaths (this is
where I came up with the alcohol/half of all boating deaths.)  They do not
differentiate between motor boats and canoes/kayaks.


Philip Wylie wrote:

> 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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