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2002 Cal i fornia Boating Safety Media Kit

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Southern California is defined as South of the Fresnoand Monterey Bay areas.

10.Fresno13. Imperial14. Inyo15.Kern16.Kings19.Los Angeles20.Madera27.Monterey30.Orange

Includes accident statisticsfor the following Counties:

33.Riverside35.San Benito36.San Bernardino37.San Diego40.San Luis Obispo42.Santa Barbara54.Tulare56.Ventura

Collision with another vessel was the mostcommon type of accident, accounting for45% of all Southern California accidents,compared with 28% in NorthernCalifornia and 36% statewide.

Inattention was a factor in 43%of all accidents in SouthernCalifornia and was the mostcommon cause of accidents.

PWC were involved in 33%of all Southern Californiaaccidents, compared with 23%in Northern California and28% statewide.

22% of Southern California accidentsoccurred during the three summerholiday weekends.

Open motorboats were involved in 44% of allaccidents in Southern California, compared with57% in Northern California and 51% statewide.

In Southern California, vessels colliding withother vessels accounted for 32% of fatalities,followed by vessels grounding (16%) andvessels capsizing (16%).

In Southern California, open motorboats wereinvolved in 68% of all fatal boating accidents,followed by PWC, which were involved in 24%of fatalities.

In Southern California, 58% of victims died inalcohol-related accidents, where testing couldbe conducted.

52% of the victims drowned and 48% of thevictims died of trauma-related injuries inSouthern California, compared with 70% and11% respectively in Northern California.

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Accidents by LocationTotal Accidents=435

Injuries by LocationTotal Injuries=222

Fatalities by LocationTotal Fatalities=25

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2002 Southern CaliforniaBoating Accidents by Location

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Accidents in the Inland Empire andsurrounding areas accounted for 27% ofaccidents, 41% of injuries, and 35% offatalities in Southern California.

Accidents in this region also represented13% of accidents, 19% of injuries, and15% of fatalities in California.

PWC-related accidents and accidentsinvolving inattention and excessivespeed were consistently higher in theInland Empire than regionally orstatewide. Noteworthy accidentstatistics are presented on the reverse.

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The Colorado River area accounted for13% of boating accidents, 20% ofinjuries, and 35% of fatalities inSouthern California (6% of accidents,10% of injuries, and 15% of fatalitiesin California).

Only 11% of operators involved inaccidents were from local communitiesbordering the river, either in California,Arizona, or Nevada. Accidents were morelikely to involve excessive speed, youngeroperators, and occur on holiday weekends.

Accidents on Lake Perris accountedfor 10% of all accidents in SouthernCalifornia. Many involved PWCand collisions. Additionally, thepercentages of accidents involvingexcessive speed, inattention,borrowed vessels, and operators aged40 and under exceeded regional andstatewide percentages.

Accidents on Silverwood Lake revealhigher than average percentages ofaccidents involving personal watercraft,inattention, borrowed vessels, and waterskiing activities.

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Los Angeles County accounted for 15% ofaccidents, 14% of injuries, and 9% offatalities in Southern California.

The vast majority (73%) of operatorsinvolved in accidents were from Los AngelesCounty. An additional 17% of operatorswere from the surrounding counties ofVentura, Orange, Riverside, and SanBernardino. Only 1 operator was fromNorthern California and none were fromout of state.

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General Statistics

1% Northern California

17% Neighboring Counties

73% Immediate Local Area (Los Angeles County)

Residence of Operators Involved in Accidents

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Accidents in the SantaMonica Bay and in the LongBeach area were similar in anumber of ways. Theaccidents were more likely toinvolve cabin motorboats orauxiliary sailboats. Also,operators were more likely tobe over 40 and also theowner of the craft.

Accidents on Castaic Lake and Pyramid Lake reveal anumber of similarities. On both bodies of water, thepercentages of collisions, open motorboats, PWC, andoperators 40 years of age and under all exceeded regionaland statewide percentages.

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Accidents in Orange County represented19% of accidents, 6% of injuries, and 13%of fatalities in Southern California.

The majority of operators involved inaccidents (58%) were from Orange County.An additional 24% were from theneighboring counties of Riverside,San Diego, and Los Angeles.

Although cabin motorboats were involvedin 16% of accidents statewide and 19% inSouthern California, they were involved in52% of boating accidents in Orange County.

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60% of the accidents in Orange Countyoccurred in the Newport Beach area. Thepercentage of accidents in the NewportBeach Area that involved flooding/swamping, machinery failure, cabinmotorboats, and operators over 40 allexceeded regional and statewide percentages.

Again, accidents involvingmachinery failure, cabinmotorboats, and operators over 40were common in Dana Point.Additionally, accidents involvingcollisions and auxiliary sailboatswere also higher than in otherareas of the county.

Like the Newport Beach area, accidentsinvolving flooding/swamping,machinery failure, cabin motorboats,and operators over 40 were alsocommon. In addition, accidentsinvolving grounding also exceededregional and statewide percentages inHuntington Beach.

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Accidents in San Diego County accountedfor 18% of boating accidents in SouthernCalifornia, 19% of injuries, and 13% of fatalities.

The majority of boating accidents (89%)occurred either in San Diego Bay, MissionBay, or other areas along the coast.

The majority of operators (65%) involvedin boating accidents were from San Diego County.

Of the vessels involved in accidents, 46% of wereoperated by the owner, 27% were borrowed, and15% were rented. The remainder were unknown orhad no operator.

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Accidents involving cabinmotorboats were much morecommon in San Diego Bay thanregionally or statewide.Additionally, operatorinexperience, collisions, and vesselscapsizing were common.

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of vessels involvedin these accidents.The majority ofoperators involvedin accidents werethe owners ofthe vessels.

PWC accidents were involved in 79% of all accidents in MissionBay. The percentages of accidents involving rented vessels, operatorinattention, excessive speed, and accidents on holiday weekends werealso more common than regional or statewide percentages. Themajority of operators involved in accidents were 40 and under.

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