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Originally Posted by Woodsy
Thousands of boats using Lake George... they write 5 or 6 speeding tickets per year, and you call that effective?
If HB-162 passes as proposed by the R,R &D majority opinion, Winnfabs will be screaming FOUL at the top of thier lungs if our MP only issued 5-6 tickets per year!
Woodsy
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Woodsy
The head of the Lake George marine patrol has explained the situation. Seems like good judgment to me. Compliance with the speed limit is what is important, not the number of citations.
Lt. Schneider thinks things are under control on Lake George. Do you have any evidence to the contrary?
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Lt. Joseph Schneider
"There is no problem going into court," said Lt. Joseph Schneider, the head of law enforcement and marine patrol for the Lake George Park Commission.....
The supervisor said his department rarely has to issue speeding tickets to boaters as the law has become an effective deterrent.
"We haven't had any trials. We write up the boats that are obviously speeding," said Schneider.
The marine patrol chief noted that his department has been handing out an average of six tickets per year as they usually get their message across with stops and warnings.
"It's not a situation where we are butting head with these people on a regular basis," said Schneider.
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