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Originally Posted by Woodsy
Those poor souls on Lake George have absolutly nothing to do with this debate. It was a horrible, horrible tragedy.
That being said, I really don't think Lt. Schnieder's words prove or disprove anything. They only write 5-6 speeding tickets per year. Thats a complete joke. I was led to believe by a close friend of mine on who lives on Lake George that 4 of those tickets were written to PWC's speeding within 500' of shoreline. (On Lake George you cannot operate a PWC at anything other than headway speed within 500' of shore, so any PWC going over headway speed within 500' of the shoreline would be considered "Speeding") It would be really interested to see who/what the tickets were actually written for.
I have personally witnessed a 160MPH high speed pass by a boat on Lake George. Right in front of the Lake George MP. No ticket was written....
This is New Hampshire, not not New York. What works in NY may not necessarily work in NH. We on Lake Winnipesaukee have a 150' safe passage rule. NY does not.
I don't agree with an arbitrary limit. I think reasonable & proper for the conditions will work just fine.
Woodsy
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I think 160 mph is WAY to fast for our lakes!
I don't know any of the lake George Marine Patrol, but I know a few of the Winni Marine Patrol, and I don't think they will allow a boat to go 160 mph in a 45 mph zone with a ticket.
Besides, how do you know the boat was going 160 mph, were you in it?
Anyway your entire "boats will go fast anyway" argument does not argue against a speed limit. Obviously most boats will slow down if a speed limit is enacted. The few scoff laws that will still go 160 mph will end up facing a judge sooner or later.