My kids grew up in Crystal River Fl... most kids there first 'vehicle' is a boat. Most of the kids If they don't dive, snorkel and fish. Most of the kids have, at one point or another had to avoid being run over. My dtr and her crowd came on a way to not only retaliate but to deal with the issue.. At some point or another most of the offending boats would end up at Pete's Pier. The kids would wait till the boat driver and his buds were inside and then pull along side the boat, one kid would jump in and grab the keys and they would leave. IF caught they would make some comment about the rafting to get to the dock.. still with the keys. The kids would then go find the local marine patrol hand over the keys and make a complaint. Boat owner got a ticket and a lecture. speeding in the no wake zone or manatee zones is good for a ticket and the marine patrol is johnny on the spot on weekends esp.
I didn't know about this until yrs later when my dtr was visiting and we took a boat up to get gas. I am standing on the dock and I heard, " that kid has no.. oh no, I am not going to put up with this". I ignored her walked in to pay for gas. As we were leaving she holds up keys and dangles them. Then she told me what she and her buds used to do. When we got home she walked down the block and handed the keys to the kid's parents.. seems one of the kids in the boat was under ten with no lifejacket. It is a small town and she recognized the boat.