Why you can flip the switch up without a lanyard,,, man you guys can sure make the simplest thing seem like a big fricken deal.

Ive always worn mine around my wrist when not in tournaments anyways. Then just put my loop around my shifter when Im not driving. In tournaments I just hook it to my jacket.

Pretty simple actually.

My Skeeter didn't have a "switch" that you could flip up. It had a magnetic clip that clipped over a stud. If that clip came off the stud, the motor shut down and could not be restarted without the clip back on the stud.. Man Jeff, you sure can act an arse at times.

I am not a fan of bigger Government ----EVER . But let's face it , some people are just plain stupid . Common sense eludes people , especially when you add a little alcohol . Based on the above comment , let's remove all posted speed limits and just let people drive however they chose . I wonder how many innocent people would die if the " Government " didn't effect laws to protect us from ourselves .

may God bless this little girls family and any law that can save that level of unimaginable grief from happening to others is OK by me .

More laws. Great.

From the law

(b) A motorboat operator may not operate a motorboat less
than 26 feet in length and equipped by the manufacturer with an
engine cutoff switch while the motorboat is under way and moving at
greater than headway speed without first verifying that the switch
is operational and fully functional and properly attaching the
lanyard or wireless attachment, as appropriate for the specific
motorboat, to the operator's body or to the clothing or personal
flotation device being worn by the operator.

There ya go. So in theory, the GW can observe you underway at greater than headway speed-tell you to stop while observing your hands and movements ("I just took it off when I stopped"), observe whether it is attached as stated by the law when he gets to you, and then ask you to activate it to insure that it is operational. Very well written in my opinion and has no effect on launching/loading solo.

Headway speed for me is 70mph. I�ll just keep it under 70.

I dont see this as that controversial. Some of you are just silly.

Attaching the kill switch lanyard is a smart idea just like a hands free device for your cell phone is a smart idea, no controversy there. The problem is Govt. sticking its nose where it does not belong once again. Freedom is awesome, we should stop giving it away inch by inch.

Any law made be it so called "good or bad" is the government taking away your ability or right to decide for yourself what is good for you or bad for you. It is also a government control mechanism to be able to control the people.
Be that right or be that wrong, that's a fact. There isn't a law made that the government does not benefit from monetarily because they know and you know just because it is a law, doesn't mean that everyone will follow it and there you go, another avenue to get your money or control you. I may be wrong because I was wrong once back in 1973 but I don't think that there is a law out there that doesn't have a monetary value that goes with it.

THIS!!

Absolutely. Laws are monetarily motivated and that is fact!

Laws don't protect anyone. Heck police are the last ones to show up at the scene of a crime.

Yes and mine is a yoke on the lanyard that holds a spring loaded pin out. There are several different type switches. You can buy a � fits all � lanyard that come with several type ends on the switch end of it. You just remove all but the one that fits your type. The toggle switch type is great if you have one but not all boats come with that type.

I use mine anyway. Always have.

Some comments on this are just sad