What is the purpose of the safety lanyard on a PWC?

Question

What is the purpose of the safety lanyard on a PWC?

Answer 1

It attaches to your wrist...The motor stops if it disconnects from the PWC...It is a safety mechanism for when you fall off...and so the PWC doesn't get away from you...

Answer 2

it cuts the engine when u fly off so that the jet ski doesnt just keep idling away. jetskis idle at about 2mph and after falling off that can be a hard swim for someone after waiting a little bit. this eliminates the old safety mechanism of a steering wheel that would just turn in one direction so that the jetski would just go in circles around you

Answer 3

It goes from your wrist to the units key, or cut off switch, so if you fall off, the engine dies, making its recovery much easier.