Lake Cumberland and the Blame Game
09-10-2013 | 09:52 PM
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hell i got a idea maybe s spectaters we all can just sit in the course and they can weave around us.....tell yall what im riding down the lake and some pulls out like that in front of me its on.....if nobody thinks any different bout common sense especially at a event....please stay the hell away from my lake!!!!!
THERE IS NO "COURSE"... There is a ROUTE... And that route is on a lake that is open to all... Boats, kayaks, swimmers, paddle boards , rafts, jet skis etc
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09-10-2013 | 09:53 PM
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Just looking at some of the videos presented is enough to make many boaters quit altogether. Maybe it's just me and a few others, but I think you're risking the entire industry by ignoring the problems that are very real. HINT, the problems are not the equipment.
With that said, I bow out of the discussion.
09-10-2013 | 09:58 PM
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I'm sorry guys I sat on this reply for the last couple hours. This is the irresponsible narrow minded thinking that lets your ego make poor decisions about the safety of others. It is not your "right" to be out there, it is your privilege. It is your responsibility act accordingly because every single boat out there has the same privilage and the set of rules to keep each of us safe does not take into account this kind of thinking.
09-10-2013 | 10:03 PM
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Two things will happen.
1. Insurance will become unobtainable. See the piston twin airplane market.
2. Speed limits will be imposed.
Because we cant police ourselves, people with little to no knowledge of boating will come up with common sense laws for the good of the children.
1. Insurance will become unobtainable. See the piston twin airplane market.
2. Speed limits will be imposed.
Because we cant police ourselves, people with little to no knowledge of boating will come up with common sense laws for the good of the children.
09-10-2013 | 10:34 PM
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It was their right/privledge to run as fast as they wished/could handle.Are you suggesting that that Brad & Jeff acted irresponsibly. Were you there? Did you run? Just because you tout all those "championships" doesn't make you an expert in the exact circumstance that Brad & Jeff found themselves in.
09-10-2013 | 10:37 PM
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I think it's pretty safe to assume that this level of defense is not going to work.
It finally has occurred to me why so many have been faced with new regulations, speed limits, etc...
For sure, elect Trippin as your spokesperson.
The upside is many will save money in the future by buying cheaper outboards.
It finally has occurred to me why so many have been faced with new regulations, speed limits, etc...
For sure, elect Trippin as your spokesperson.
The upside is many will save money in the future by buying cheaper outboards.
09-10-2013 | 10:37 PM
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It was their right/privledge to run as fast as they wished/could handle.Are you suggesting that that Brad & Jeff acted irresponsibly. Were you there? Did you run? Just because you tout all those "championships" doesn't make you an expert in the exact circumstance that Brad & Jeff found themselves in.
Are you not lookin at the same videos as everyone else ??
There are 3 boats at a very minimum running past spectator boats at speed within feet of them.
That isn't defensable
09-10-2013 | 10:39 PM
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No it isn't. But if you want to have a reference point in the future as to when boating fun ended, those very same videos are a great place to start.
