Boston Red Sox fans cheer on members of the team as they ride duck boats down the Charles River during the 2013 World Series parade and celebration. (Reuters/Greg M. Cooper, USA Today Sports)
Duck boats, the popular sightseeing vehicles in cities around the country, have lost some of their appeal because of a string of recent accidents.
In Boston, new safety regulations will go into effect in April after a duck boat ran over and killed a 28-year-old woman on a motor scooter last spring.
In Philadelphia, a duck boat operator suspended its tours indefinitely after three people were killed in two separate crashes.
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In Seattle, 10 duck boats were taken out of service after five college students were killed in 2015 when a duck boat collided with a bus.
The new Massachusetts law requires duck boat operators to install blind spot cameras and proximity sensors, and to have a second employee on the boat to narrate tours.
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