Often worn on the operator’s back, the devices use water jets to lift a rider as much as 30 feet above the water. While the operators provide extensive training to the renters before they ever hit the water, the thrill rides can pose a danger to both riders and bystanders. In certain instances, they can also cause environmental and property damage, and pose a disruption to other boaters. Thus far, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Hawaii and some west coast states have enacted laws regulating jetpack use and Maryland could soon follow suit.
Currently in Maryland, there are three businesses, all located in Ocean City, which rent a different version of jetpacks. The operators all agree jetpacks should be regulated and have the past year working with DNR to develop emergency regulations. DNR Boating Advisory Committee liaison Mike Grant
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3 comments:
No doubt they'll be taxed per foot rise above the mean level of the Chesapeake Bay. It's for the children, doncha know.
Of course they will pass a law. Most laws are ways for the state to get more tax money. I am so glad I moved my business from Maryland.
Regulate everything. It's the Stalinist way!
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