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Originally Posted by Island Lover
The best way to prevent this kind of tragedy is to not allow boats to go 200 mph on Lake Winnipesaukee.
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Your hypothetical speeds seem to be rising. I admit that the thought of someone going that fast, near any boat or land, could be dangerous and hope that they get more than a violation of speeding, but a misdemeanor for reckless and negligent boating. It's unfortunate, the supporters are consistently painting the image that EVERYONE on the lake that has a fast boat is driving every which way as fast as they can VS. those opposing the bill are trying to educate NH representatives of the reality that people just are simply NOT doing this on the lake. All of your hypothetical speeds are above 100, is that limit you would like? If yes, why that limit? If no, please let's keep the hypothetical speeds to a realistic ones and determine they real need for a speed limit. I spoke with many people this weekend about this bill and when I asked the number of times they saw boats flying around at crazy speeds, the response was extremely minimal. If there are a few cowboys out there, let's figure out a way to educate them and not penalize everyone else who is responsible. The minority amendment of reasonable and prudent is good compromise.