07-28-2007, 05:55 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I think that issuing a ticket to a tuber without a PFD is one of those "discretionary" things. The "Barney Fife" officer at Mantua would probably give you a ticket if you had a PFD, but it was dirty. On the other hand, a knowledgeable ranger at Willard would note that you were in a safe craft, with multiple air chambers, and seemed to practice "safe tubing"...and would maybe comment on your lack of a PFD but would not write you for it. That is, unless he was just having a bad day.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have never been written, because I always have one. But, I have known of other tubers who venture forth without them and have not gotten tickets.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have never been written, because I always have one. But, I have known of other tubers who venture forth without them and have not gotten tickets.[/#0000ff]
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