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Right now only children are required to wear life jackets on a boat in Kansas. Should all passengers in a boat be required to wear a life jacket?
| Response | Percent | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | 49% | 232 | |
| Yes | 47% | 220 | |
| Not sure | 3% | 16 | |
| Total | 468 | ||
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Comments
gccs14r 5 years ago
I'd be OK with mandatory jackets for boats under way. For boats at anchor, no.
jumpin_catfish 5 years ago
If you are required to wear a seat belt in your car why not the life jacket in the boat?
fleeba 5 years ago
What would the ruling of a "boat" be? a canoe in 6 inch deep water? No way I'd wear a life jacket in that situation. There are times when I wear one, when i'm in the ocean for instance, but on a crappy fishin' boat, nope.. it's just on board.
Newell_Post 5 years ago
I had a big, comfortable sailboat for a long time. I had lots of life jackets on board, but wearing one on a calm, hot day was silly. Stormy conditions, yes. Kids, yes. People who can't swim, yes. Drunks in speedboats, yes. Scratch that. Drunks in speedboats = go to jail.
jkr1739 5 years ago
Artwhore,The question doesn't ask if Life Jackets are or are not necessary, it asks whether or not they should be worn at all times by occupants of a boat. We who choose to not wear them (but have them close by and readily accessible - which IS the law) are not idiots.
RomanNose 5 years ago
Sometimes it isn't safe to go outside. We need a law prohibiting people from going outdoors.
RomanNose 5 years ago
IT JUST ISN'T SAFE!!!hahaha
artwhore 5 years ago
are you serious? 94 people don't think life jackets are necessary? idiots.
gogoplata 5 years ago
Hell no!!!!!!!!!!
justfornow 5 years ago
Let those who Boat, Vote. Oh and my Favorite fish is Snapper
davidnta 5 years ago
I don't think people should be required to wear them, but just have them nearby. I think it's the responsibility of the boat owner or driver to make those in the boat to wear life jacket if s/he so chooses.
Crossfire 5 years ago
Let those who boat die or float...http://www.eliboat.com/wp-content/Tableboat.jpg
radiohawk 5 years ago
I vote "no" every time the government tries to act like my mother.
mom_of_three 5 years ago
I don't know. Every time I am a passenger in a boat, i am offered a life jacket by my host, and I always accept it. They don't want to be responsible if I fall over and drown, and I don't want to drown.
jonas 5 years ago
jumpin_catfish: I don't think adults should be required to wear a seat belt in the car either. I do, of course, but it goes back to the paternal laws. I side with radiohawk above.
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