The real reason for so many snowmobile deaths is that the snowmobile industry makes its money linking snowmobiles and racing-making snowmobiling a faux Nascar sport. I have covered this in the past, you can see my collection of snowmobile ads in past posts or find your own by going to the manufacturer's websites. Machines are way too powerful, and people are encouraged to buy faster and faster ones. There is absolutely no reason for a snowmobile to go over 50 miles an hour.
I think alcohol is actually less a factor than suggested by officials. I bet the percentage of accidents where alcohol is a factor is about the same as the percentage of people who would show alcohol use in a random stop of snowmobilers. In other words, it isn't so much the alcohol, but the speed.
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