Why Ban Jet Skis?
Jet skis are thoroughly unpleasant additions to America's national landscape. While they give the people who ride them a thrill, they annoy everyone else with their irritating whining noise, sounding like giant mosquitos.
Jet skis are not only annoying, they're dangerous, striking swimmers and divers, and threatening canoes and kayaks. Jet skis ruin habitats, smash wildlife, and pollute our rivers, lakes, wetlands and marine coastlines.
Jet skis also contribute to high gasoline prices, guzzling gas at the rate of between one and five miles per gallon. They spew carbon and other filth into the air, contributing to global warming for no other purpose than to allow people to go around and around in circles, making big waves.
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Testimonials About Jet Skis
What others have to say about the dark side of jet skis
"If you have ever heard their high-pitched whine or witnessed riders harass birds and marine animals, you understand the harm that personal watercraft, also known as jetskis, can bring to our waterways and our enjoyment of them. Nearly 100,000 of these so-called "thrillcraft" are sold each year, and more than one million jetskis are currently in use in the United States. They move at speeds that can exceed 65 miles per hour, leaving in their wake a host of environmental and safety problems." - BluewaterNetwork
"Sometimes we go somewhere for the day to get away from them. It gets on your nerves. It drives you nuts." - Janet Anderson of Lake Chauncey
"After reviewing the literature on both jet ski emissions and the health costs of air pollution, we have estimated that air pollution from jet skis imposes at least $240 million a year in health costs to Americans." - Drowning in Noise
"Jet skis are fundamentally different than conventional motorboats, which are still allowed and are consistent with other uses of the critical habitat area and state park. An extensive review of the scientific literature regarding impacts of jet skis on wildlife has revealed that the characteristics of jet ski use make these vessels more disruptive to wildlife than other types of watercraft. Scientific observations of jet skis cite high noise levels, high speeds, erratic movements, activity in shallow water, and the tendency to be operated in groups." - Frank Rue, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
"People in the communities that are dominated by this sport intensely dislike it. They find it to be obnoxiously loud; despite the laws, they consider it to dangerous to them, their children, and even the drivers. They consider it an unnecessary nuisance." - The Daily Collegian
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