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Table 2-44. Personal Watercraft Safety Data
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| 5 |
20 |
20 |
28 |
26 |
34 |
35 |
56 |
68 |
57 |
84 |
78 |
511 |
| 156 |
254 |
402 |
532 |
708 |
730 |
915 |
1,338 |
1,617 |
1,837 |
1,812 |
1,743 |
12,044 |
| 376 |
650 |
844 |
1,162 |
1,513 |
1,650 |
2,236 |
3,002 |
3,986 |
4,099 |
4,070 |
3,607 |
27,195 |
| 29,000 |
48,000 |
64,000 |
72,000 |
68,000 |
79,000 |
107,000 |
142,000 |
200,000 |
191,000 |
176,000 |
130,000 |
1,306,000 |
| 92,756 |
126,881 |
178,510 |
241,376 |
305,915 |
372,283 |
454,545 |
600,000 |
760,000 |
900,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,100,000 |
6,132,266 |
a Total vessels involved.
NOTE: 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 craft rather than within the confines of the hull.
SOURCES: Fatalities, Injuries, and Accidents: U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics - 1998 (Washington, DC: 1999).
Sales: Personal Watercraft Industry Association, Internet site http://www.pwia.org/Abo_PWC.htm, as of Jun. 19, 2000.
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.
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