On 7/31/07, Noel Davis <noel.davis_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > > After reading the rule I have to agree with you about the all around > white light on the back of my kayak all by itself. To be legal I > should either carry a flashlight or add the red green sidelights. Yup. The river I normal kayak at night on has virtually no traffic at > night, but it also has no shallow area to hide from power boats. Can you get up close to the bank? Rivers can be especially hazardous at night because the visibility is often restricted by bends and obstructions. But power boaters everywhere are loathe to get close to the bank; they like the middle. > Going to have to give this some thought. I could mount my read green > dinghy light on the boat in addition to the white light. Or I could > just stick to the flash light. Anyone have any opinions? Well, we all know my opinion on this by now. But I also might add moving the flashlight in a pattern that makes it appear different from a car's lights or a porch or street light. Circular patterns, criss-cross, up and down, side to side, etc. And there are some very good flashlights available now, too. > There may not be a right answer. There is a legal answer and then the answer "to be safe". Years ago we had to carry the kapok-filled USCG approved "life preservers" to be legal and a well-designed (but not - at least then - approved) PFD to be safe. But I think paddlers need to be sure they are legal to preserve their rights in any legal action. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 31 2007 - 11:37:10 PDT
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