Re: [Paddlewise] accident report

     Do people still believe in accidents? Here in Oregon, every time 
someone
drowns, or is shot, or dies, or gets lost, the press labels it an accident. 
Every traffic
collision is an accident according to the news. Every time a trucker wrecks 
his rig,
it's because his load shifted. I think true accidents are as rare as 
sightings of the tooth
fairy. I don't believe in boating accidents or car accidents. Everything has 
a cause
and an effect. Dozens of cyclists in Oregon have been killed "by accident".
Boy, were they "unlucky". An accident is when an asteroid falls from the sky
and punches a hole in your kayak.


> Hi Joq,
>
> Sorry to see another paddling accident/death in conditions benign by any
> measure. In PA, the State Fish and Boat will not allow out any collected
> information on any boating accident. It appears that giving the impression
> that accidents don't happen in PA is more important than educating the
> public. The same rules apply in RI. The press reports are all we get and 
> the
> regulatory agencies don't care if they are right or wrong.

> Chuck Sutherland
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