A representative of the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kitakyushu. The Japan Coast Guard is calling for people to be more cautious, following a rash of accidents in Kyushu and Okinawa prefectures that involved personal watercraft.
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We believe that accidents have increased this year because of the fine weather we had on many holidays and a growing number of people who are enjoying recreational activities in less-crowded situations.
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Sven Asai
That’s contradicting, more accidents in less-crowded situations. Accidents only happen in a maximum crowded situations, one or more people at the same time and the very same place. There is no more crowded situation than the accident one.
Speed
There were big waves, heavy rains and swollen rivers just before the major holiday season. This is why there were more accidents.
ShinkansenCaboose
Personal water craft? There are so few for such an island country.
snowymountainhell
So much effort @Reckless 11:31am is made to teach swimming & water sports in Japan, perhaps sufficient time should also be dedicated to some basic rules for activity ‘on the water’? - Rules for not just powered-craft like jetskis but also the right of way for surfboards, paddle-boards, canoes, kayaks, etc.
Then again, perhaps it’s asking too much when most in Japan are perplexed to see a foreign cyclist using basic hand-signals well before their intended turning, straight forward travel or most importantly, their intention to slow and STOP!