| Description: | The biggest cause of fatal boating accidents is an operator under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. From 2005 to 2018, 67 fatal accidents in New York state were connected to an operator under the influence. Operator inattention was the biggest cause of overall boating accidents in 2018 — 86 overall. Operating a vessel demands constant attention, careful maneuvering, and hundreds of small decisions each second. Permitting yourself to get distracted can easily lead to a dangerous — possibly deadly — accident. Inexperienced boaters are more likely to make mistakes or precarious decisions. They may also be overconfident and miscalculate the risks of speeding or operating in hazardous conditions. 41 boating accidents in New York last year were connected to operator inexperience, putting it second behind inattention as a leading cause of preventable accidents. |
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