> We have been through this all before. I have > always taken the position > that PFD's are not necessarily necessary, and > have had to endure the back > channel threats to my life as a result. ------------------------------ > Statistics can be so much fun! For instance, > IF most boaters are not > wearing PFD's, then it would be logical to assume > that most boating > fatalities would not be wearing PFD's either. It > does not necessarily imply > that had they been wearing a PFD they would not > have become a fatality! This sounds like the same argument for and against seat belts in cars Donald *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Aug 19 2000 - 09:07:17 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:30 PDT