----- Original Message ----- From: "Niall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [canals-list] Cheshire Fire check offer
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nigel Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:27 PM > Subject: Re: [canals-list] Cheshire Fire check offer > > > >> >> The only real way to measure impact would be to compare two large >> groups of otherwise identical boats, one subject to a BSS regime and >> one that wasn't, and compare accident stats over time. > > That's easy then, they have the stats from before it was introduced, (they > did have some concrete basis for introducing it, surely) for a very large > group of boats, all of them in fact, and presumably have the stats for > "after" for the very same boats as well. >> >> I have not always agreed with every last bit of the BSS regs, but do >> not object to having to have boats checked every so often. >> > Wouldn't you like to be sure it wasn't all a waste of time, though? > > -- > Niall > I think your first assumption is wrong. The reason for introducing it was because they thought it was a money spinner. I am not sure that there have ever been any stats. Certainly none have ever been produced at any BSS meeting. Sue nb Nackered Navvy
