Originally Posted by Fasterboatman (Post 4781214)

It is just a bit of common sense really. So I use them all the time. Just seems like common sense.

Originally Posted by Sydwayz (Post 4773086)

I have no issue with it. And I do see it as hard to enforce actual usage. But you better have it on the boat. It's kind of like if you happen to have an open beer near the driver's bolster and you get pulled over and boarded. As it's starting, you slide the beer over to a passenger. And you clip your lanyard on IF you don't have it on already. But once you are on plane, there is no reason for the driver/throttleman NOT to have it on.

I think if this does come into law; it's primarily going to be used to be enforced after an incident which a kill switch could have prevented property damage, injury, and/or death, to show the operator of the boat showed negligence in operation for not using the kill switch.

Originally Posted by Pismo10 (Post 4781218)

You have no issue with this type of micromanagement of every last detail of your life...?

Originally Posted by Quinlan (Post 4781215)

Right THERE is the issue- way to many people lack Common Sense,

Originally Posted by Pismo10 (Post 4781247)

Very sad way of thinking IMO. Way too much already..Chipping away, esp with things like this that will make absolutely no difference. Laws like this exist only to thicken the bureaucracy. Very today thinking tho I will admit, govt first, people and freedom(the dirty word) last.

Originally Posted by Sydwayz (Post 4773100)

I get where you are coming from, but it's not about ONLY your safety. It saves lives, yours, and others, just like seatbelts in cars; which has been law in all 50 states and beyond for years. Motorcycle mandatory helmet laws are really the only mandatory safety devices for YOUR protection, and no one else.

Boats, are really the only major vehicle category where an operator could become disabled, dislodged, or ejected, and the throttle still stays applied.
Such has been known to hurt, maim, and kill may people as a secondary incident.

Pardon the tangent, but follow along:
In theory, even you wearing your seatbelt in your car save my life; (just like the lanyard).
1) It prevents you from being ejected out of your vehicle and becoming a projectile. A projectile that could cause bodily harm or more.
2) It prevents you from becoming "something" I have to avoid with evasive action with my vehicle, after you've been ejected.
3) It could provide you the security to regain control and avoid a secondary impact (with my vehicle), if you have your seatbelt on, and stay conscious behind the controls (instead of displaced), you could potentially apply braking or steering inputs to avoid a secondary incident.

Originally Posted by Pismo10 (Post 4781424)

Your rationalizing of a centrally controlled society is just ridiculous and ignorant. Off course seat belts and lanyard make sense but endless bureaucracy to force, enforce, and control does not. Freedom, the word you obviously hate, like most libs. Laws like this have nothing to do with safety or what is "good" for society. Nothing.