Drinking and driving is never a good idea. Drinking and boating can be even worse, as the risks are far greater while on water, and the consequences may be deadly. The heat of the sun and the motion of the water intensifies the effect alcohol has on a drunk boater. Alcohol impairs a boater\u2019s balance, vision, judgment and reaction time.<\/p>\n
A boat operator with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.10 percent is 10 times more likely to have a boating accident than a sober boater. That is a statistic to make people think twice about drinking and boating.<\/p>\n
If the boater is inexperienced, speeding, not mentally sharp and clear-headed and his or her inhibitions are relaxed due to the alcohol, a consequence of boating may be a collision that causes serious injury or death to the driver and\/or their passengers. Alcohol is the number one cause of fatal boating accidents, and U.S. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Drinking and driving is never a good idea. Drinking and boating can be even worse, as the risks are far greater while on water, and the consequences may be deadly. The heat of the sun and the motion of the…<\/span><\/p>\n