So much is said about making boat licensing just like a car. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but just because someone has taken a test to drive a car doesn't make them a good driver.
We all see the Capt. Boneheads on the lake and wonder how they ever got away from the dock. Gee, too bad they didn't have a drivers test like they would in a car. Well, they probably drive their car the same way.
There are just as many boneheads out there behind the wheel of a four wheeler. On land and on the water, the only thing that may help change the attitudes and bad habits will be better and more stringent enforcement.
All that can be hoped is that through boater education, more people have been helped by it than not!
IMHO.