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Great Idea · 05-03-2005, 10:41 AM

Woodsy,

" Holes" in my story? Perhaps you need to look at some of the data regarding collisions at various speeds? Would you rather the reckless driver hit you at 45 or 65? Considering your chances of survival and the significantly higher odds of the offender avoiding the collision altogether, your chances of living are greater at 45. You don't see the benefit of slower speeds??? Yikes..... fairly obvious regarding improved safety. And before you go off on the "can't enforce it" bit perhaps you should consider the fact that while reckless operation is extremely subjective and hard to measure or agree as to what is reckless a speedometer is rather objective. A speed limit is far more likely to have an impact on behaviors than a law that doesn't define "reckless". Looking down at one's speedo and seeing the speed will slow many boaters down. The 150ft rule isn't easily measured, speed IS. While many will still violate the speed limit the occurances of speeding would drop dramatically. Why the need for that? To LOWER the odds of fatalities. Worth the price to slow down? I would think so.
As for the suggestion that all of us who support a speed limit "hate" Go Fasts??? Obviously your not reading all the posts? I LOVE Go Fast boats and all things speed. I operate a large such boat often OFF SHORE where it belongs. Once you do that the "excitement" of speeding on Winni dies quick. (Chase1, we don't agree on the "pretty Chase" part of my post). Also the suggestion by the last poster that pro speed limit folks want an accident to push the cause????? Thats pretty sick..... I'd say that proposing a speed limit is an attempt to prevent such an accident from ever happening. A speed limit will lower the odds. Will reckless accidents and perhaps deaths still happen as Codeman suggests after the speed limit is in place? Yes... however reducing the number of speeding boats will reduce the odds and the number of accidents. Perhaps those who want to speed should consider this.... are they really willing to tradc someone's life for their "right" to speed. Kinda selfish maybe?

05-03-2005, 10:41 AM	#26
Great Idea Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unbelievable..... Woodsy, " Holes" in my story? Perhaps you need to look at some of the data regarding collisions at various speeds? Would you rather the reckless driver hit you at 45 or 65? Considering your chances of survival and the significantly higher odds of the offender avoiding the collision altogether, your chances of living are greater at 45. You don't see the benefit of slower speeds??? Yikes..... fairly obvious regarding improved safety. And before you go off on the "can't enforce it" bit perhaps you should consider the fact that while reckless operation is extremely subjective and hard to measure or agree as to what is reckless a speedometer is rather objective. A speed limit is far more likely to have an impact on behaviors than a law that doesn't define "reckless". Looking down at one's speedo and seeing the speed will slow many boaters down. The 150ft rule isn't easily measured, speed IS. While many will still violate the speed limit the occurances of speeding would drop dramatically. Why the need for that? To LOWER the odds of fatalities. Worth the price to slow down? I would think so. As for the suggestion that all of us who support a speed limit "hate" Go Fasts??? Obviously your not reading all the posts? I LOVE Go Fast boats and all things speed. I operate a large such boat often OFF SHORE where it belongs. Once you do that the "excitement" of speeding on Winni dies quick. (Chase1, we don't agree on the "pretty Chase" part of my post). Also the suggestion by the last poster that pro speed limit folks want an accident to push the cause????? Thats pretty sick..... I'd say that proposing a speed limit is an attempt to prevent such an accident from ever happening. A speed limit will lower the odds. Will reckless accidents and perhaps deaths still happen as Codeman suggests after the speed limit is in place? Yes... however reducing the number of speeding boats will reduce the odds and the number of accidents. Perhaps those who want to speed should consider this.... are they really willing to tradc someone's life for their "right" to speed. Kinda selfish maybe?