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Life jackets are the single most important piece of safety gear on any boat for one simple reason — they save lives. The catch? They only work if you wear them, which is why the old saying still holds ...

During a flight-attendant safety talk, I noticed that the plane’s inflatable life jackets are manual only. That is, a passenger needs pull a cord to inflate one. Yet most passengers have no training ...