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Old 07-25-2005, 01:26 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Aubrey
Thanks Woodsy, another example of why we need more regulation on the lake. These go fast boats are very dangerous! Yesterday one of them came within about 25 feet of two children swimming off of our dock. The driver had no idea until several people on shore and in other boats started screaming at her. It was a big Formula.
The person operating the boat perhaps needs to be more careful if she failed to notice two swimmers in her path. More regulation won't help that at all. I would think there already are laws against hitting swimmers. If she did the same thing in a slower, less expensive boat would that be OK?
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