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Originally Posted by Burninator
If drowning on the Elbow is large concern of yours I am going to make too assumptions. 1. You are not water savvy at any level and should probably stay away from large puddles. 2. You have not been on the Elbow river. I am guessing my second assumption is the most likely of the two scenarios.
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Then I put the same questions to you I posed earlier:
Have you never seen the Elbow river to be moving fast or having high flow? I have seen it:
- After severe thunderstorms
- During spring run off.
- At various points in the river. For example I wouldn't want to be in the water near Elbow Falls without a life jacket.
How would you suggest that at those different times or places we notify people that that section of the river or that particular flow level now requires a life jacket?
What happens when the Elbow river rafter enters the Bow? It could happen by planning, lack of planning, or somebody not being familliar with the water way.
They are making the law nice and simple; or KISS. (Keep It Simple, Stupid.) Wear a life jacket on any waterway. Same as the seatbelt law is enforceable on any street or alley.
Any of the arguements you are making could also be made regarding seatbelts. ie- that it hasn't happened to you, the route you are taking is safer, etc.
I do agree that it may seem a little silly to have a life jacket on while rafting down the Elbow. It is shallow, slow moving, and the danger level is low. But these laws are there to make it easy for people to follow- wear a life jacket on all waterways.