Sad, just sad

[Rickster]

It has started...:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: :banghead:

http://www1.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI42102/

This canal is the same canal that a lady was taken by a gator last year, and is MAYBE 20 feet wide...

[Dirtybird]

Damn, kids should not be able to operate these things. 18 should be the lowest age. Or everyone should have to go to a jet ski class or something.

[B-Roy]

So youre saying I should not have been allowed to ski the last 6 years of my life? Brilliant!:biggthumpup:

[Dirtybird]

So youre saying I should not have been allowed to ski the last 6 years of my life? Brilliant!:biggthumpup:

Yes, and I will stab you :nutkick:

[ballen]

ban couches before they ruin it for the standups!


couches have already ruined it for standups.

[Rickster]

I guarantee he did not have a boater safety card, and if he did not, I hope they prosecute the Father for negligence.

[the only couch rider]

i thought minimum age for operators license was 16? if thats the case prosecute the hell out of his parents since the kid was only 14

[Shonuff]

Couches kill. :skull2:

[kawasakit2me]

The age with a boater's license is 14.

It has nothing to do with age though, and everything to do with inexperience.

[willycrumb]

Lets not rule out the faint possibility that he was on a 2007 Seadoo. All of which have a recall because they improperly attatched the steering cable to the steering stem.......still....no excuse for not jumping off the back.

[gofast476]

Let me start off by saying that it is terrible when something like this happens. The same kind of accident killed a young girl on a few blocks from me in Jersey this past July.

With that said though, am I the only who can't figure out for the life of me WHY you wouldnt just jump the hell off?? I know everything happens very quickly, but if you are a carrying enough speed to kill or seriously injure yourself towards a dock, you have to have at least a few seconds to realize things are about to go real real bad.

Personally, I think that boating laws should operate like the IJSBA. Younger kids should be able to ride, but let em ride a stand-up with some sort of permit obtained through a safety. And im not talkin about the B.S. classroom course the Coast Guard Auxiliary conducts, I mean like an on water safety course. The same should apply to couch riders, but I think you should be at least 17 or so to operate a couch alone.

[tor*p*do]

depends on the couch, too.
my WR500 goes about 28 mph. more like a moped on water :rolleyes:
Perfect for noobies and kids!
Anyone who puts a kid of a 50 - 60 mph ski is an idiot

[Rickster]

Personally, I think that boating laws should operate like the IJSBA. Younger kids should be able to ride, but let em ride a stand-up with some sort of permit obtained through a safety.

That is probably the most SANE solution I have ever heard.:biggthumpup:

[WFO Speedracer]

My kids have ridden 50 and 60 mph couches before but then my kids have also been around skis their whole life and have been taught the safety rules as well as what to do and what not to do,it makes a difference.

[the only couch rider]

Lets not rule out the faint possibility that he was on a 2007 Seadoo. All of which have a recall because they improperly attatched the steering cable to the steering stem.......still....no excuse for not jumping off the back.

it was an older gs

[Tiny]

High rate of speed my arse....That was an older SPI with a 580 60hp motor..That thing might do 40 with a tail wind....


And someone ban Charlie for being an arse......I dont even know you and i can say that all you do is instigate......

[ballen]

High rate of speed my arse....That was an older SPI with a 580 60hp motor..That thing might do 40 with a tail wind....


And someone ban Charlie for being an arse......I dont even know you and i can say that all you do is instigate......



Who's Charlie?

[Boris]

And someone ban Charlie for being an arse......I dont even know you and i can say that all you do is instigate......


How about an example ?

What did he say that was so ban worthy ? :dunno:

[Tiny]

Who's Charlie?

SFL

[tor*p*do]

IF SFL is Charlie, where are the angels???????

:sneaky: :woot:

[ballen]

I see...

[SuperJETT]

suck my ass.

http://www.healthstones.com/farm_life_store/safari_farm_toy_animals/safari_farm_ewe/safari_farm_ewe.jpg

[Shonuff]

Who's Charlie?

Forget Charlie, the question is who's Johnny?

http://www.vinyltap.co.uk/gallery/el/eldebwj6674756840954110.jpg

[Waste Land]

And someone ban Charlie for being an arse......I dont even know you and i can say that all you do is instigate......

He hasnt said anything in his posts int his thread worthy of even getting scoffed at. If you want him ban atleast find a good SFL post.

[SUPERJET-113]

:werd:

[IceRocket1286]

dont get rid of him, he's good entertainment and more than often he's right.

[B-Roy]

:werd: :You_Rock_Emoticon: :fing02: :Banane09:

[waterfreak]

dont get rid of him, he's good entertainment and more than often he's right.

I'm not sure about "the right part" but he can provide for some good entertainment:Banane01:

[tursiops93]

ban couches before they ruin it for the standups!

Easy on the hatin guys. I had never ridden a watercraft at all before last summer and I did buy a couch, but not all of us are irresponsible, dangerous and inconsiderate. I make concerted efforts to know where I am and who is around me at all times...and yes I even look behind me before I turn.

Do I want to ride a stand-up...HELLLLL YESSSSSSSSS!!

[Moondance]

Reality....this is not a stand-up/sit-down debate. It's about the responsiblity of parents educating their kids on the use of ANY watercraft. Same would go for the use of motorcycles, 4wheelers, hell even bikes. Unfortunately this dad has just paid his stupid tax at the expense of his child.

[WFO Speedracer]

The same deal went down years ago on threewheelers,thats why we don't have threewheelers anymore.Stupid parents need to realize these mechanical devices are not babysitters and that the bottom line.

[tursiops93]

We saw another example of this same type of situation last weekend at Crystal Beach. An 8-9 year old kid was driving a golf cart up and down the beach by himself. And this is a beach that is a state roadway for cars and was quite busy. We watched him just about kill himself several times and there was never an adult to be seen.
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[extreemthrottle]

suck my ass.

http://www.healthstones.com/farm_life_store/safari_farm_toy_animals/safari_farm_ewe/safari_farm_ewe.jpg

http://www.funmansion.com/images/ugliestCat7.jpg

Forget Charlie, the question is who's Johnny?

http://www.vinyltap.co.uk/gallery/el/eldebwj6674756840954110.jpg

ROFLMAO!!!

but really, you have to get a licence to drive a car but not one to have a kid? wtf? i think the latter has a little more responsibility...

[kustumk31]

back to the boater safety thing i was 12 when i got mine and was riding my first ski, 440 when i was 9

[Starvin48]

Forget Charlie, the question is who's Johnny?

http://www.vinyltap.co.uk/gallery/el/eldebwj6674756840954110.jpg

OMG.

...right back to grade school. I haven't thought about that in over 20 years.

That

Was

AWESOME

[Masher500]

did it ever occure to this kid to jump off the ski before he hit the dock?

[Big Kahuna]

did it ever occure to this kid to jump off the ski before he hit the dock?

He hit the dock didnt he, so, I guess not.........

I have jumped off 2 runabouts in the same location before......... 1st time was on a 94 raider, was heading towards shore ( I know, stupid) and when to turn, they have an interesting quirk where they dont like to turn (literally, did not want to turn), kissed the bank. 2nd time was on my wifes BlasterII, heading to the same place, being stupid, waiting to turn at the last minute, if you ever rode a B2 you would understand, they turn on a dime., exept when they hit reserve right when you go to turn......... needles to say I bailed. When I came up, the ski was not there.......... was really confused...... heard some noise, looked up the hill, the B2 was slidding down the hill backwards about 30 feet up the embankment....... not a scratch on it. funny thing was, the embankment was undercut from wave action, the ski hit the on spot where the land actually made a slop right to the water, about 2 ft wide!!!!!!

this was in 96

[termite]

http://tyler-goldberg.memory-of.com/Timeline.aspx

:frown:

[jeepfamily]

rest in peace

[timbo512]

thats f'ed up. I feel for the parents. They will suffer the most because it was their fault. My kids ride with me, never without. And it will be that way until they are at least 16. Kids do stupid stuff just because its their nature. No matter what you tell them or teach them. :(

[willycrumb]

Is that picture of Joe from his modeling days?

[JetEd73]

Another prime example of bad parenting.

[ezmoney]

wow. Lake Washington (in where else, but Washington) is soo much more chill. Here you can ride any ski when your 14, w/o any certification or safety course or anything.

[CarFanatic]

I've been riding skis since I was 14 and in ohio back then you had to be 14 to ride alone. The law since has changed. Now if your born after jan 1 1982, no matter how old you are you must take a boaters saftey course. Well I took this course this summer because my girlfriend was born in 82. So she had to take it in case we were ever to get pulled over. The course was pretty pointless in terms of saftey and boat operation in general. All it really teaches you are the rules of boating, and whats required to have on board a boat. That is all good information to know, but I think there needs to be instructions on in water operation aswell. I've always practiced "common Sense" when riding and I think if you respect the crafts, and ride smart you will be fine. I do think that todays watercraft are too big, and too fast for most inexperenced kids. I have a modded 06 rxp and I hate letting people ride it because its just to much to handle for people who have never ridden before. I think as far as kids go, if they can ride a 4 wheeler and dirt bike, then you can operate a jet ski aswell. They just have to be taught to use common sense and ride with someone older until there experence grows. I dont think they should be riding the stupid fast newer models though.

[Flash-FX]

Here's a good one. :thinking:
http://www.safetyforum.com/pwc/

[CarFanatic]

Here's a good one. :thinking:
http://www.safetyforum.com/pwc/

WTF??? Who wrote that!!

and since when did seadoo have a brake system :dunno:

[aranka]

for some reason i feel the need to chime in here (bored at the office).
i look back on my years as a kid and thank my parents for instilling a sense of responsibility and a respect for dangerous situations. i am no saint though, just look at the 12 stitches later thread in the carnage section for proof! lessons are learned only by having experiences. this kid, if he made it, will probably not make that mistake again and hopefully people who know of it will not do the same/teach their kids the lesson!

[Evansco]

That's too bad.... Safety 1st... who knows... the ski might of malfunctioned, and the kid didn't think to jump off.... all I can say is, try to be safe but.....

When it's your time to go..... you go....