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From: hlg@pacbell.net
Date: Wed Feb 09 2000 - 19:27:33 PST


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That would take a lot of getting used to. It's counterintuitive. What a
dumb, dangerous design!

Harry Gordon

>``Operating characteristics contribute to these problems. They are
>maneuverable only when the throttle is open. Contrary to experience in every
>other motor vehicle, an obstruction is not avoided by slowing down and
>turning but by maintaining or increasing speed and turning to avoid the
>hazard,'' it added.
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>``In addition, as with any other watercraft, there is no ability to brake,''
>it said. ``Stopping is achieved only by cutting the throttle and by
>coasting; while coasting no steering is possible.''
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>Those quirks, it said, make it harder for inexperienced, younger drivers to
>learn to use the craft safely.



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