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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 10 2005,7:28 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Saw this article today....

Team-up to keep the river safe
NEEDLES, Calif. - Law enforcement officers are joining together to reduce the number of impaired boaters on the Colorado River.
"San Bernardino County, Mohave County, and Arizona Game and Fish are going to have a joint OUI check point on the Colorado River," said San Bernardino County Sheriff's Sgt. Phil Odom.  The checkpoint will be in effect sometime during the end of August.

ON the river  :confused ....this should be interesting.... :rolleyes
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 10 2005,7:35 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
:confused I think they did something like that in parker, but they called it a saftey checkpoint, life jackets, fire extinguishers.  they said it was random. but they were checking alot of boats. :stupid

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 10 2005,8:30 am Post # 3 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
If they run that check point near the end of the day around 4 they are going to snag ALOT of people.... :beat

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 10 2005,9:04 am Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Hmmm, any idea of where zactly? :stupid

In the past they used to have a couple of sheriffs hanging at the north end of the gorge eyeballin' all the boats coming home from the sandbar.

Kinda like shootin' fish in a barrel don't cha think? :eek

You can't just hang a U when there is alot of traffic moving through the narrow gorge. :cool

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 10 2005,9:15 am Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I just curious how they are going to stop all of the boats going one dirrection or another..  THats going to be a major backup!

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 10 2005,9:56 am Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Here in Austin they just set up a mobile testing truck. Looks like one of those old SWAT trucks. Anyway, you beach your boat and then as you're walking up the ramp they politley ask if would step inside their office. Doesnt take much to blow a .08. Just a scam.  :guns
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 10 2005,12:57 pm Post # 7 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
the one I got caught in was random, not every boat and after the "safety inspection" they quized me about drinking.  :drink luckly everything went smooth. good luck to all on the lake :good

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 10 2005,7:17 pm Post # 8 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I read on the web:
KINGMAN, Ariz. - A multi-agency Operating Under the Influence (OUI) checkpoint resulted in 123 watercraft being checked along a stretch of the Colorado River on June 7, say Arizona Game and Fish Department officers.

The checkpoint, conducted on the beaches of the Colorado River Nature Center in Bullhead City, involved the efforts of the Game and Fish Department, the Bullhead City Police Department, and the Nevada Division of Wildlife.

A total of123 watercraft came through the checkpoint and 63 percent were found to be in compliance with state watercraft laws. Officers issued 35 citations and 10 warnings to boat operators.

"I feel the checkpoint was a definite success," says Chris Crawforth, regional law enforcement specialist for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. "The compliance rate was lower than usual. This means we need to continue with this effort. Safety violations are the reasons people do not survive boating accidents."

Supporting the effort were: Quizno's Subs, Wiernerschitzel and Pizza Hut. :cry

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 11 2005,11:47 am Post # 9 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (familyties @ Aug. 10 2005,7:17 pm)
Supporting the effort were: Quizno's Subs, Wiernerschitzel and Pizza Hut. :cry

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Where did you see this artical?
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Quote (sstoner @ Aug. 11 2005,2:57 pm)
Where did you see this artical?

Google under oui check points colorado river

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 11 2005,10:04 pm Post # 12 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Most of the safety checks found not enough PFD's on board...

This was a good one:
At most of the checkpoints, boaters were queried on whether they had consumed some alcohol during the day.
Fifty-percent of the boaters at the Havasu checkpoint said they had consumed alcohol, 27 percent at Lake Mead, and 19 percent at Bullhead City.

:rolleyes
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 12 2005,12:52 am Post # 13 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (spanky @ Aug. 10 2005,9:56 am)
Here in Austin they just set up a mobile testing truck. Looks like one of those old SWAT trucks. Anyway, you beach your boat and then as you're walking up the ramp they politley ask if would step inside their office. Doesnt take much to blow a .08. Just a scam.  :guns

Hardly a scam when you see the aftermath of the alcohol caused boating wrecks.

Carbon Monoxide poisoning kills boaters.  Take the time to learn about it and how to avoid it.
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 12 2005,6:10 am Post # 14 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Especially on the river!.. :rolleyes
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Quote (freddog @ Aug. 12 2005,12:52 am)
Quote (spanky @ Aug. 10 2005,9:56 am)
Here in Austin they just set up a mobile testing truck. Looks like one of those old SWAT trucks. Anyway, you beach your boat and then as you're walking up the ramp they politley ask if would step inside their office. Doesnt take much to blow a .08. Just a scam.  :guns

Hardly a scam when you see the aftermath of the alcohol caused boating wrecks.

The Boating News link on Topix.Net is FILLED with National stories daily about accidents and loss of life on the water.... :(    Makes you wonder if it's safe any more out there... :confused
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 12 2005,7:47 am Post # 16 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
:stupid I treat everyone around me like a novice, or worse. booze plays a big part, but some of the dumbest things were done by new boaters :stupid  :beat

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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 12 2005,8:46 pm Post # 17 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (stingray @ Aug. 12 2005,7:47 am)
:stupid I treat everyone around me like a novice, or worse. booze plays a big part, but some of the dumbest things were done by new boaters :stupid  :beat

I concur!.. :good
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 12 2005,11:53 pm Post # 18 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I agree, but its the novices with alcohol in them that I fear the most.

Carbon Monoxide poisoning kills boaters.  Take the time to learn about it and how to avoid it.
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Yep, the alcohol just increases the level of stupidity!.. :beat
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 13 2005,7:45 am Post # 20 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Law enforcement keeping the waters safe
TRI-STATE - Misconception is common when talking about law enforcement on Lake Havasu. Most people don't realize that patrolling the water is a joint effort between the San Bernardino and Mohave Counties Sheriffs Departments and the Lake Havasu City Police Department. TSN spent Friday on patrol on the water with San Bernardino Sheriffs deputies Greg Blair and Henry Gunther and found the team spends the majority of time educating boaters about the laws of the water. According to Blair there is no quota on the number of citations or arrests made, rather the deputies are there to make sure everyone stays safe.

It's a Good Thing...I read they give all the kids a free Slurpee coupon if they have the PFD's on.... :good

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Look at this dumass at Havasu today.... :rolleyes
Hanging off the bow of the deck boat....don't think so...  :beat

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This is why these check points are necessary. :stupid

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That looks like the typical rental lake fly idiots that I deal with every day. :drink

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Quote (shueman @ Aug. 13 2005,6:16 pm)
Look at this dumass at Havasu today.... :rolleyes
Hanging off the bow of the deck boat....don't think so...  :beat

And that's something you see all the time!.. :beat
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Quote (freddog @ Aug. 15 2005,12:34 am)
That looks like the typical rental lake fly idiots that I deal with every day. :drink

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