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PROPELLER · 04-28-2005, 10:42 AM

Besides the collision in Meredith, provide the statistics of all these other alleged collisions.

Speed was #4, not #1, #2 or #3. The top 3 were inattention, careless/reckless operation & operator inexperience which just goes to show that education, education, education should be the top priority. The accidents reported due to speed could have been at much lower speeds than the proposed speed limit in areas where it may not have been reasonable to travel say 10, 15 or 20 mph like the Weirs Channel or between Eagle & Govenors & that could be why they were coded as speed related. It does not mean any of those accidents were due to speeds over 45 mph. They could have been collisions around docks or in no wake areas. Thats where your more likely to have collisions not out in the open water.

446 collisions due to speed(which may have not been at speeds even approaching the proposed speed limit, many could have been around docks or congested areas where you need to go slow) across the whole country is barely a blip on the radar screen when you consider how many registered boats there are in the US. California & Michigan alone have 2 million or more registered boats. In 2003 there were nearly 13 million registered boats across the US. How many of those collisions due to speed occurred in NH & how many on Winnipesaukee?

I did read the Coast Guard report & found it very interesting. Accidents between 93 & 03 have gone down even though the number of registered boats has increased & injuries & fatalities have stayed relatively constant.

So you see, I do see, its just that I can read between the lines & Don't accept everything at face value. Can you?

04-28-2005, 10:42 AM	#52
PROPELLER Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Besides the collision in Meredith, provide the statistics of all these other alleged collisions. Speed was #4, not #1, #2 or #3. The top 3 were inattention, careless/reckless operation & operator inexperience which just goes to show that education, education, education should be the top priority. The accidents reported due to speed could have been at much lower speeds than the proposed speed limit in areas where it may not have been reasonable to travel say 10, 15 or 20 mph like the Weirs Channel or between Eagle & Govenors & that could be why they were coded as speed related. It does not mean any of those accidents were due to speeds over 45 mph. They could have been collisions around docks or in no wake areas. Thats where your more likely to have collisions not out in the open water. 446 collisions due to speed(which may have not been at speeds even approaching the proposed speed limit, many could have been around docks or congested areas where you need to go slow) across the whole country is barely a blip on the radar screen when you consider how many registered boats there are in the US. California & Michigan alone have 2 million or more registered boats. In 2003 there were nearly 13 million registered boats across the US. How many of those collisions due to speed occurred in NH & how many on Winnipesaukee? I did read the Coast Guard report & found it very interesting. Accidents between 93 & 03 have gone down even though the number of registered boats has increased & injuries & fatalities have stayed relatively constant. So you see, I do see, its just that I can read between the lines & Don't accept everything at face value. Can you?