Here is another true story:
- There have been hundreds of deaths in floatplane accidents (452 between 1976 and 1990).
- Almost all of the fatalities for people who manage to exit the cabin after a floatplane crash are due to drowning.
- In a floatplane accident you could be upside down within seconds. When was the last time you saw a cruise ship sink in seconds?
- The Georgia Strait is quite different in summer vs winter.
- Some people might not be able to swim without a lifevest (elderly people). I guess they can just go screw themselves according to your logic
I don't particularly care if there are laws for seatbelts, bike helmets, lifevests, etc. Natural selection works pretty well