Ever hear of ‘assumption of risk’? It was after all presumably a recreational outing the deceased chose to go on. Government does NOT need to regulate EVERY ASPECT OF RECREATIONAL BOATING. Regulate the commercial mariners.
ANYONE operating ANY type of vehicle including boats should be required to carry liability coverage to pay for property damage and bodily injury caused by operator negligence. There are too many idiots from North Jersey and New York who buy a boat, drop it in the water, and think the ocean is all theirs. They lack basic seamanship, are dis-courteous, and pose a very real risk to others.
Noble idea but not practicle. The Federal Government has regulatory control over navigable waterways. Any attempts by the state to interject regulations in this area will rapidly be dismissed in Federal court. The only jurisdiction New Jersey could claim are state registered boats operating only in state waters. This would leave only a small percentage of boats operating in greater New Jersey that would fall under this regulation.
Don’t let your state legislators waste taxpayer funds by attempting to regulate US maritime interests. They WILL loose and the New Jersey taxpayer will get the bill
Couple of things……endorse HO policies to cover boating liability – cert of same required to obtain boat registration from State….agree new jersey not too interested in the public’s welfare and weal but, darn it, those under utilized and under compensated plaintiff’s attorneys (who seem to run the Legislature) need another source of recovery – bet they find a way to do this
“Right now, there is no guarantee that a family will be compensated in the event a loved one is hurt or killed in a boating accident on New Jersey’s waters. It is a glaring omission of law and it must be corrected”
Why does this politician seem to think that every death should involve comensation ?? Sometimes people die and its just a sad, unfortunate, NON FINANCIAL event. What’s next….should bicyclists carry insurance ? Rollerbladers ? How about those pesky skateboarders at the local park ?? The problem will come down to where do you draw the line. A 50 foot race boat could do a lot of damage to people and property, but some guy that paddles his canoe around a pond, can’t really do much more than drown himself or his passengers. He shouldn’t be forced to insure his canoe.
This is just the trial bar opening up a new market….imagine how that poor family felt when they found they couldn’t sue anyone; the golden parachute was not available. You can bet that the incidence of lawsuits for boating will pick up within months of the implementation.
How dare you say that sometimes people just die. Boaters should have to require boat insurance in the year 2001, there were 20 deaths on the NJ water ways, 18 of them were uninsured. This has nothing to do with a family just gaining money after a death. Atleast there should be enough insurance on your boat to cover the person’s funeral that died on it! Wow, it’s only going to cost about $200 a year to insure your boat, big deal, if you can gas your boat up, you can pay that policy. Put yourself in the family’s shoes.
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Ever hear of ‘assumption of risk’? It was after all presumably a recreational outing the deceased chose to go on. Government does NOT need to regulate EVERY ASPECT OF RECREATIONAL BOATING. Regulate the commercial mariners.
ANYONE operating ANY type of vehicle including boats should be required to carry liability coverage to pay for property damage and bodily injury caused by operator negligence. There are too many idiots from North Jersey and New York who buy a boat, drop it in the water, and think the ocean is all theirs. They lack basic seamanship, are dis-courteous, and pose a very real risk to others.
Noble idea but not practicle. The Federal Government has regulatory control over navigable waterways. Any attempts by the state to interject regulations in this area will rapidly be dismissed in Federal court. The only jurisdiction New Jersey could claim are state registered boats operating only in state waters. This would leave only a small percentage of boats operating in greater New Jersey that would fall under this regulation.
Don’t let your state legislators waste taxpayer funds by attempting to regulate US maritime interests. They WILL loose and the New Jersey taxpayer will get the bill
Couple of things……endorse HO policies to cover boating liability – cert of same required to obtain boat registration from State….agree new jersey not too interested in the public’s welfare and weal but, darn it, those under utilized and under compensated plaintiff’s attorneys (who seem to run the Legislature) need another source of recovery – bet they find a way to do this
“Right now, there is no guarantee that a family will be compensated in the event a loved one is hurt or killed in a boating accident on New Jersey’s waters. It is a glaring omission of law and it must be corrected”
Why does this politician seem to think that every death should involve comensation ?? Sometimes people die and its just a sad, unfortunate, NON FINANCIAL event. What’s next….should bicyclists carry insurance ? Rollerbladers ? How about those pesky skateboarders at the local park ?? The problem will come down to where do you draw the line. A 50 foot race boat could do a lot of damage to people and property, but some guy that paddles his canoe around a pond, can’t really do much more than drown himself or his passengers. He shouldn’t be forced to insure his canoe.
This is just the trial bar opening up a new market….imagine how that poor family felt when they found they couldn’t sue anyone; the golden parachute was not available. You can bet that the incidence of lawsuits for boating will pick up within months of the implementation.
How dare you say that sometimes people just die. Boaters should have to require boat insurance in the year 2001, there were 20 deaths on the NJ water ways, 18 of them were uninsured. This has nothing to do with a family just gaining money after a death. Atleast there should be enough insurance on your boat to cover the person’s funeral that died on it! Wow, it’s only going to cost about $200 a year to insure your boat, big deal, if you can gas your boat up, you can pay that policy. Put yourself in the family’s shoes.
If a family has a member that they can’t afford to bury or be without, they should have life insurance.
I support this bill whole-heartedly and agree with everything it stands for and everyone it protects.
If you kill someone on your boat, you should be responsible just like if you kill them in your car!