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What a friggin idiot. People simply do not use their brains. Reading the above, it doesn't surprise me alcohol was involved.

When ever someone on a jet ski gets close to me I try and turn the other way or I aim right at them, They will flip you off when you aim at them but it is better IMO then the alternatives. I was driving my friends tripple engine boat and this girl pulled up next to us then all of the sudden turned right at us! Last min she realized what she was doiing but it was close. Another time I was in my hydrostream running at 70 and a guy turned right in front of my. I totally spun the boat out trying to avoid him, guy on shore said he did not know how I missed him and for 5 seconds that seemed like a life time I thought that I did hit him and could not look. The whole inside of my boat was messed up with a seat broken off the base, back seat ejected out of the boat, ancor almost hit my girlfriend it was intense. Another friend was not so lucky. The guy turned at him and hit him in the side and went under my buddies boat and he got hit by the drive. Guy is lucky to be alive and has massive injuries! Jet skies are fun but man why is it that as soon as people get on them it is like they take their brain out of their head!

Great news! Stupid idea to say the least.

I don't know how people on little lakes deal with it. I do most of my boating on lake Michigan. Most of the time it is too rough for the jet fleas so I don't have to dela with them alot. But I have still had a coupe times where there was a close call because they just do stupid stuff or don't pay attention.

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Originally Posted by tomtbone1993 (Post 3966300)

This is the response from the wakeboard forum I found the video on.

"Yeah how this happen was messed up; the guy on jet ski is actually the older brother to the girl wakeboarding & I don't really know him. But anyways he was drinking & thought it would be cool to try to scare his sister & yeah the video shows end result. She is fine but was definitely shaken up & luckily the only part that hit jet ski was the board itself."

this is proof that darwinism is not always about intelligence......sometimes "strength" and stupidity can take over.....the brother was clearly trying to prevent the more intelligent sibling from reproducing into the future

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Originally Posted by tomtbone1993 (Post 3966300)

I'm sure he succeeded in scaring his sister. At least he didn't kill her. What an absolute sh-t for brains idiot. It is time now for there to be mandatory boat licensing as in cars. With an insurance requirement as for cars. No boat or lake lice rental without a valid boaters license.