I grew up with water and boats being a daily part of my life. Living in New Orleans, there is plenty of water to enjoy, fish, or what ever you like to do on the water. I have also seen some terrible boating accidents too. Being on the water can be fun and too many times, people want to ‘party’ on the water as part of their fun. All too many times, that type of fun can turn into a tragedy in the blink of an eye. We have laws against drinking and driving a car and a lot of states now have the same laws for operating a boat and drinking too. I personally think this is a really good idea.
If you have ever seen a boating accident due to someone drinking, you’ll be glad there are Boating OUI laws too. Stop and think about it, in a car you have air bags, seat belts and all of that medal around you. In a boat, you don’t have any of those things so there is a very good chance that someone will drown from the accident. I’m one person who thinks this is a great law and hope that all states have it too. But that’s my opinion.