Great Moments in Wikipedia: Personal Water Craft Injuries
Published by Joel July 9th, 2007 in Fitness, Tonic. Share ThisWondering if Jet Ski and other personal water craft had done anything to improve their emissions, I stumbled on this comically horrible gem.
From thePersonal Water Craft entry on Wikipedia:
A rider who falls (or is ejected) off the back can land directly in the path of the PWC’s high-pressure jet of water. Unless a rider is appropriately dressed in garments made out of a strong, thick substance like neoprene (as is commonly found in wetsuits), the jet will easily penetrate any orifice it reaches. The consequences include permanent disability or death. For example, in 2006, the California Court of Appeal (First District) upheld a $3.7 million Napa County jury verdict against Polaris Industries arising out of one such incident (which had devastating effects on the victim’s lower abdomen).
And by orifice, we mean:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/l3142670347377vr/
Who does one sue in the case of hamster wounds? The pet store?
This are powerful watercraft and safety should be an part of the issues I don’t know if the company is responsible for accident the way one sues his insurance rather then the car manufacturer if he is in an accident but some emphasis should be given on precautions.
While he’s an avid jet skier who headed out to San Jose’s Calero Reservoir to ski just last week, he’s critical of the industry’s manufacturers and lobbyists. He says their jet-ski design encourages riders to be aggressive and therefore dangerous. And worse, he says they know it.
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.08.02/jetski-0232.html
If they make the jet skis dangerous consciously there should be fined.