Shawn Baker <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com> wrote: :<<The ACA brochure Brian B. quoted said 50 deaths while wearing a PFD, 44 without the PFD. This particular citation is inconclusive...you could argue these statistics either way, so I won't. >> Just to be clear, those were percentages of deaths reported by the ACA from the USCG data they examined. To repeat what I originally said: "50% of fatal kayak accidents occurred while wearing a PFD, 44% while not wearing a PFD (no explanation for the other 6%)." My problem with this statistic is it doesn't separate WW from sea kayaking, never mind rec boat users who don't consider themselves boaters (like we have been discussing in another thread), from "serious" kayakers. My gut instinct is that most of the deaths while wearing a PFD were by WW kayakers while most of the deaths while not wearing a PFD were by rec boat users. I am going to see if I can get the ACA to give me the raw data to test that hypothesis. Brian Blankinship Who always wears a PFD "Figures never lie, Liars figure." Carl Martz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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