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Table 2-44: Personal Watercraft Safety Data
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Fatalities |
5 |
20 |
20 |
28 |
26 |
34 |
35 |
56 |
68 |
57 |
84 |
78 |
66 |
68 |
50 |
71 |
57 |
56 |
65 |
68 |
Injured
persons |
156 |
254 |
402 |
532 |
708 |
730 |
915 |
1,338 |
1,617 |
1,837 |
1,812 |
1,743 |
1,614 |
1,580 |
1,424 |
1,362 |
1,228 |
952 |
1,007 |
919 |
Accidentsa |
376 |
650 |
844 |
1,162 |
1,513 |
1,650 |
2,236 |
3,002 |
3,986 |
4,099 |
4,070 |
3,607 |
3,374 |
3,268 |
2,562 |
2,225 |
1,994 |
1,664 |
1,692 |
1,631 |
Sales |
29,000 |
48,000 |
64,000 |
72,000 |
68,000 |
79,000 |
107,000 |
142,000 |
200,000 |
191,000 |
176,000 |
130,000 |
106,000 |
92,000 |
80,900 |
79,300 |
80,600 |
79,500 |
80,200 |
82,200 |
Number
in use |
92,756 |
126,881 |
178,510 |
241,376 |
305,915 |
372,283 |
454,545 |
600,000 |
760,000 |
900,000 |
1,000,000 |
(R)
1,180,000 |
(R)
1,200,000 |
(R)
1,230,000 |
(R)
1,220,000 |
(R)
1,220,000 |
(R)
1,170,000 |
(R)
1,250,000 |
(R)
1,230,000 |
1,220,000 |
KEY: R = revised.
a Total vessels
involved.
NOTES
Personal watercraft are less than 13 feet in length and
are designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or
kneeling on the craft rather than within the confines of the hull.
Data on personal watercraft sales and number in use are
estimates.
SOURCES
Fatalities,
injuries, and accidents:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (formerly U.S.
Department of Transportation), United States Coast Guard, Office of Boating
Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington, DC:
Annual issues), Internet site
http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_stats.htm as of Nov. 8, 2007.
Sales:
1987-90: Personal
Watercraft Industry Association, Internet site
http://www.pwia.org/Abo_PWC.htm as of June 19, 2000.
1991-2006: Ibid., Internet site
http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/2006/files/Abstract.pdf as of Nov. 8,
2007.
Use:
1987-96: National Marine Manufacturers Association, data
compiled by the United States Coast Guard, personal communications.
1997-98: Ibid., Internet site
http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/statistic98.html as of June 19, 2000.
1999-2006: Ibid., Internet site
http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/2006/files/Abstract.pdf as of Nov. 8,
2007.
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