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Originally Posted by Island Lover
The reply to this argument is that speed is a problem, and is a major contributing factor in accidents. The USCG calls speed the #4 contributing factor in boat accidents. That declaration, in and of itself, is my argument.
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The applicability of the USCG data to our situation on Winnipesaukee and just exactly how this data can/should be interpreted seems to be a good place for factual analysis. Problem is that "we" don't have the data to look at. When we get past the holidays I'll send an e-mail to the USCG to see if there's anyway mere mortals can get access to the boating accident reporting database (BARD). For instance they list % of fatalities that had speed in excess of X mph and they list % fatalities by boat-boat collisions but not the intersection of the 2. I think the answer to this question would be interesting. Perhaps we all could come up with some other database inquiries (look at the form to see what's possible) we'd like to see ?