Mandatory Life Jackets Could Cut Odds of Recreational Boating Deaths 80 Percent, Experts Say
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists conclude that increasing life jacket wear by only 20 percent would have saved 1,721 out of 3,047 boaters involved in accidents between 2008 and 2011, a finding that could be used to argue for regulations requiring use of the safety devices.