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Originally Posted by BananaTom
Cobia Migration
Your chance of getting hurt by a shark, swimming in GOM, as far less than the risk you take by driving your car to the beach, and sitting on the beach.
So jump on in, the water is great.
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These analyses typically assume some kind of "average" driver and risks averaged over a whole year.
Personally, I stay at home when driving conditions are poor, and I work very hard to be much safer on the road:
1. I never text and drive.
2. I never drink and drive, and I'm not on the road at times when most drinking and driving occurs.
3. I do not drive when impaired by prescription meds or over the counter meds. I've never used illegal drugs.
4. I drive with my lights on and always use a seatbelt.
5. I often turn the radio off and ask my children to be quiet when driving conditions require more focus.
6. I blend with the traffic when conditions allow and always drive safe speeds.
As it happens, my wife and I serve as expert witnesses in a wide array of lawsuits, including a lot of fatal car crashes and accidents involving serious injuries.
The vast majority of fatal car crashes and accidents involving serious injuries are very much avoidable by following the steps outlined above, especially always wearing a seatbelt and avoiding chemical impairment of all kinds.
Combined with the fact that most folks drive to the beach when the conditions are good, and I tend to like my odds better on the beach than in the water, which also carries risks of drowning, sting rays, jellyfish, vibrio, etc.
The vibrio thing sealed staying out of the water for me.