Are You Taking Precautions?

Today I came across this post making fun on the wikipedia entry discussing personal watercraft injuries and the decision of the California Court of Appeal (First District) upheld a $3.7 million Napa County jury verdict against Polaris Industries arising out of one such incident (which had devastating effects on the victim’s lower abdomen).

Digging deeper I found an experienced Jet Ski lover that stated:

While he’s an avid jet skier who headed out to San Jose’s Calero Reservoir to ski just last week, he’s critical of the industry’s manufacturers and lobbyists. He says their jet-ski design encourages riders to be aggressive and therefore dangerous. And worse, he says they know it.

Are you aware of the dangers? Well some danger and excitement are part of the fun but nothing is worth such injuries as those that can be caused be lack of protections against falling. Safety suits are worth the effort.