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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 |
67 |
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 |
982 |
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 |
1,655 |
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 |
79,900 |
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 |
1,180,000 |
1,200,000 |
1,230,000 |
1,220,000 |
1,220,000 |
1,170,000 |
1,250,000 |
1,230,000 |
(R)
1,190,000 |
1,230,000 |
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,
United States Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating
Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), available at
http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_stats.htm as of Mar. 17, 2009.
Sales:
1987-90:
Personal Watercraft Industry Association, available at
http://www.pwia.org/Abo_PWC.htm as of June 19, 2000.
1991-2007: National Marine Manufacturers
Association, Recreational Boating Statistical
Abstract (Annual issues) available at
http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/2007/ as of Mar. 17, 2009.
Use:
1987-96: National Marine Manufacturers
Association, data compiled by the United States Coast Guard, personal
communications.
1997-98: Ibid., available at
http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/statistic98.html as of June 19, 2000.
1999-2007: National Marine Manufacturers
Association, Recreational Boating Statistical
Abstract, available at
http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats/2007/ as of Mar. 17, 2009.
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