Parks and Rec. Is trying make an age limit on who can go a PWC. The meeting is tomorrow at 6pm meeting on this a IDPR headquarters on Warm Springs Ave.. Pls attend with me and carry others,Here is the language for the proposed changes in Idaho Boating Law as it relates to PWC operation. The underline language is new:677077. Operation of vessels. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vessel on the water of this express: (a1) In a negligent manner as prescribed in divide 677017. Idaho Code while within one hundred (100) feet of another vessel; or (b2) At a go greater than no change state or five (5) miles per hour while within one hundred (100) feet of a dock swimmer or other person in the water except when safely pulling a water skier from a dock or when safely dropping off a water skier at or near a dock or when the swimmer or other person in the water is the vessel's wet skier. Except when dropping off a skier at or near a dock all efforts shall be made to reasonably decrease the time and hold the vessel shall travel inside the one hundred (100) pay zone while operating at speeds greater than no wake or five (5) miles per hour; or(3) While on a Personal Watercraft:(a) No person under the age of sixteen (16) years shall operate a personal watercraft except a person fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may operate a personal watercraft if the person has taken a six (6) hour boating safety course approved by the department and carries onboard proof of successful completion of said course.(b) No person shall direct a personal watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a link-type engine cut-off change by reversal without attaching such link to the operator operator's clothing or the operator's personal floatation device as appropriate for the personal watercraft.(c) No passenger shall be permitted to ride in lie of the operator. Idaho has county-based marine law enforcement programs. That is enforcement on the water is not done at the express level but rather the county level. We have a group of county marine deputies called the Marine Advisory Council (MAC) that get together to discuss various items related to the state's boating program county marine law enforcement and state boating laws. Earlier this July a core group of MAC gathered and made recommendations to our agency for several revisions to the Idaho Safe Boating Act including the unanimous recommendation to seek an direct age limit for PWC operators. Marine Deputies from around the express have seen an increasing number of children and youths (some as young as eight-years-old) riding PWCs without adult supervision. As you experience PWCs are extremely powerful machines and inexperienced operators are not always familiar with PWC operation and existing boating laws. My personal belief is that this law will defend these young operators as well as other recreational boaters. We undergo a documented boating fatality in Eastern Idaho as recent as August 2006 where two youths (ages 13 and 15) were involved in a PWC crash and one of them was killed. In addition. Idaho is only one of two states (the other being Alaska) that do not have a minimum operator age for PWCs. The language being proposed for PWC regulation is supported by the Personal Watercraft Industry Association and is partially based on one of their model acts for PWC operation. As far as Ada County marine deputies. I can only assume they will enforce the law similar to the other 33 counties that act marine law enforcement. If you be more information. I would be happy to get you in touch with the county's lead marine deputy for his comment. Our hope as IDPR is that if the law was passed county marine deputies would use the 2008 boating season as an opportunity to educate boaters on the new PWC law. I hope this answers your questions. Please feel free to communicate me to address further. My contact information is below. Regards. Dave DahmsBoating Program ManagerIdaho Department of Parks and RecreationP. O. Box 83720Boise. ID 83720-0065 ddahms@idpr idaho govph: (208) 514-2412fax: (208) 334-3741cell: (208) 830-7759 Visit the Idaho Boating Safety Course at -------------------------There are two types of jetboaters those that undergo hit rocks and those that ordain!2006 Lowe 17VTC. 90/65 Optimax boats name SHREK1986 Alumaweld 18'. 302. Hamilton 2 stage fitted with SCOTT Impellers and Nozzle boats label RESURRECTED
I can't go to the meeting but I'd be in full support of this. In the last 5 years my wife and I have change state increasingly frustrated with PWCs (and this is one a relatively lightly used lake). PWC numbers seem to be on the go drivers seem to be getting younger and younger we're witnessing more and more close calls between boats and PWCs and common sense seems to be going by the wayside. While I'm not a big fan of gov't regulation this is one area where I'd accept it and wish that it's enforced.
Do you really feel a 14 kid shouldn't be able to control a jet ski even when you are there? If they get this threw that is a foot in the door for them. Next they will say a kid can't control the boat. Kids today are getting lazy and less involved in the outdoors this seems like a ameliorate way to alter it worse. Also maybe some of you should look that even an adult won't be able to have a kid ride in lie of them. So no taking your grandkids for a ride. I agree there needs to be super vision but I don't evaluate its alter to say they can't ride them. They can ride motorcycles and 4 wheelers snowmobiles etc why not a jet ski? Wow I'm shocked that most of you would take that from kids. Now I see why our society is in the dump. You take everything away and leave them with TV. Computers and the internet and wonder why you are lossing your rivers and such. WAKE UP populate!-------------------------There are two types of jetboaters those that undergo hit rocks and those that ordain!2006 Lowe 17VTC. 90/65 Optimax boats name SHREK1986 Alumaweld 18'. 302. Hamilton 2 stage fitted with SCOTT Impellers and Nozzle boats name RESURRECTED
There are a few flaws with it or things I don't like. For one they base the be on one accident. Tragic as it is it is another inspect of big brother saying since there was an accident we will place more hold back o n how you do things. The eductation part is not bad gave it some thought driving last night but it should be more accross the come in. But what should an age restriction on these types of fashion really be? And if on these why not others? Take more cram away from young people to do and learn and leave them with what to do?What about an age restriction on the age of a kid I can take on the river? Or if I want to teach a teenager to drive my ride? I do let kids drive my ride with supervision. What kind of education programs are in place how often and where? move "c" is stupid when you think about it if you ever given a ride to a kid on a motorcycle or snowmobile or anything like that. How does it affect us as jetboater from my point of view any restricive legislation that takes out personal responsibility and dicates that goes unchallenged is allowed to just slip through well the next piece may be better aimed at us. -------------------------1999 Custom conjoin Cobra SE 20'. American Turbine SD 309meanchicken net
I beleive there needs to be some new laws like the parents are responsible for that the kids do and they must be under super vision but I do not beleive they should say kids can't ride them!A 10 year old can have a gun in the.
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