September 24, 2007
Incredible Video - Should Have Worn the Kill Switch!
Take a look at this incredible and somewhat frightening video. The commentator says the two should have buckled up, but more importantly the driver should have been wearing his kill switch. I'm scared to know what happened to the people after falling out of the boat.
Though this accident didn't happen on a RIB, it could happen on one if you take a tight turn at high speeds. Like this speed boat, a RIB is designed for high speed maneuvers but us people aren't. That's why you should always wear a kill switch while boating.
Posted by ribcraftusa at September 24, 2007 04:17 PM
Comments
Great videos. Love the one of #41 going over the dock. Classic
Posted by: Wes at September 27, 2007 09:11 AM
This happened to 2 friends of mine about 20 years ago. They were teenagers and riding the wake of my boat with their fathers classic wooden speedboat (no killswitch).
They were thrown from the boat and the boat travelled in a straigt line for about 30 feet and then proceeded to travel in a weird ackward circle (at full throttle) until the gas ran out about thirty minutes later.
We watched this from shore with a very angry father and a small crowd. No damage was done and no one was hurt however I do not recall them using the boat for the rest of the summer.
Posted by: Athoma at October 4, 2007 01:56 AM
I trust you saw this first on www.eliboat.com...
Posted by: Eliboat at November 8, 2007 09:26 PM
