catalina27-talk: Mandatory PFD usage in Maryland

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:16:18 -0800

 
Fellow Marylanders -
 
There is a bill going through the legislature right now REQUIRING everyone on a boat in Maryland waterways to wear a PFD.  The bill is being championed by some Baltimore City delegates in reaction to the water taxi accident last year, but I have heard that the way bill is currently written, commercial vehicles are exempted.
 
There is an article in the Capital today saying that the bill is going to be reworked to include charter boats (fishing boats and water taxis etc.), but I don't think we should just sit by and wait to see IF they change the law.  The article does not address anything other than charter boats.
 

 
I urge those of you who value your choice to wear a PFD or not wear one to contact your representatives and tell them what you think about having your freedom to choose revoked. I hope someone steps in and tells me that I have my facts wrong, but I have heard this from several sources, most recently at AYC on Saturday.
 

 
Off my soap box now.
 
Chris D
toy box
eastport, md

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