John I completely agree with you. I believe the original question was seeking the comparative risk in recreational activities. Sea-kayaking is at the lower end. The hazard in cycling is the humans in cars. A recent incident in my area involved the death of one, maiming of another (leg lost) and injuries to several others when a woman intentionally ran down a group of cyclists. I had occasion to meet this rather confused person. A co-worker was off work for a year when an inattentive person opened their car door on the traffic side at just the wrong moment. Sea kayaking has its risks. The level of risk taken is chosen by the paddler. One can choose to paddle a quiet estuary or cross an ocean through storms. I'm no kayaking expert and I choose my risks accordingly. I have been dealing with confused, insane and criminal humans for over 25 years. I'm so familiar with adrenal rushes, I regard them as a tool. I'll take the (limited) predictability of weather, current and tide over human behavior anytime. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Myers" <jmyers_at_longbranch.k12.nj.us> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 10:11 AM Compared with bicycling, sea kayaking seems a safe > sport. I wear the requisite safety gear and use caution whenever I'm on my > bike but there is a breed of automobile driver who seems to feel that > bicyclist are trespassers on their turf. These make your average jetskier > seem positively benign by comparison. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 28 2000 - 17:54:01 PST
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