A Shocking Reality

I’ve decided I just don’t know much, because when I think of the dangers of alcohol, the first thing that comes to my mind is drunk driving, and one thing that never enters my mind is the concept of boating operating under the influence. In fact, it’s to the point that when I started reading the information and watching the videos about Arizona boating over at AZGFD.gov, I was really uninformed on the subject and I suppose I still am.

For instance, I didn’t know that one third of all of the fatal boating accidents nationwide are the result of boating while under the influence of alcohol, or that half of the fatal boating accidents in Arizona were due to alcohol in 2007 alone. It’s insane to me that you have to train and test to drive a car, but you can get in a boat at any time without having to undergo any sort of training at all. At least there’s one place that you can get your boating education online, because it would be a shame if there were no way to spread the message and hopefully stop the practice of dangerous, and very illegal drunk boating. Check out these videos if you get a chance, these are really worth the look. And if you’re planning on digging any article, this would be the wone!

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