>> Hope this provides some reassurance that the rules are reasonably sensible >> for kayakers in this neck of the woods. >> Sometimes the rules may be sensible but the application is not. About 10 or so years ago in Pennsylvania, a PF&B officer ticketed a kayaker on Muddy Creek, a whitewater river, for not having all three required items on his person. The paddler had on: a PFD; with an attached whistle, but he did not have a flashlight. (On a ww river in broad daylight). It went to court and the judge instantly threw it out, taking the time to tell the officer never, not ever, to press that charge again. Since then the rules have changed -- a light visible from all directions is now required at only a few open water locations such as Lake Erie where ColRegs would apply, and only at night. Joe P. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jun 26 2009 - 08:00:36 PDT
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