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Old 12-23-2005, 01:30 PM   #46
Fat Jack
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Originally Posted by winnilaker
they define that safe speed is driving at a speed at which is safe to avoid a collision
So I guess it's your position that everything is just fine on Winnipesaukee? Thousands attending hearings, writing to reps and newspapers, and voting in polls that speed is a problem needing repair are just wrong, but the 27 or so from NHRBA that are "forum eligible" know better?

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Originally Posted by winnilaker
since the safe passage law clearly defines a buffer of 150 feet between 2 objects must be driven at a speed of 6 mph or less
That 150' rule is forty years old. As boating speeds have increased since then, that 150' "buffer" has shrunk from a safety zone to a microsecond (less that the human reaction time at these speeds). You know all this. You've been at the hearings and heard all these facts. You have engineers in your small membership. When are you going to just admit that you and your minority group of fun-seekers are simply wrong?
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