I have never come close to having an accident with the boat, but lakes are bigger than a river. It's pretty easy on a lake ... stay to the right of on coming traffic and give them lots of space and keep your prop up higher than usual in big waves ... almost so the motor is gurgling.
My stretch of the river is not wide but it is long. And you have river issues such as logs and trees floating or washing up near the bank where there wasn't a tree yesterday. But for the most part Barges are the most dangerous thing, fall asleep and you can get run down. Barges are slow but they are huge and don't stop or mauver well. And under the right conditions, they are sneaky boogers, you might not hear one until it is about on top of you.
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