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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
I would have to agree that the "cowboy atmosphere" on the lake has been dropping since 2008. I think this has more to do with the drop in accidents than boater education.
The only change in boater education in 2008 was that operators over 50 years old needed certificates. It was phased in a little each year starting in 2002. I doubt operators over 50 were causing enough accidents to skew the data.
I think something else must have happened in 2008 to changed things on Winni.
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Wasn't that the year the economy took a nose dive, and gas prices were at an all time high?