Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Where is the money for HB-162 going to come from?

Woodsy · 02-09-2006, 09:49 AM

I am REALLY surprised at this thread!

Bear Islander...

I have to completely disagree with you. In 1998 a lakewide NWZ was instituted as an TEMPORARY EMERGENCY measure. It was implemented to protect the shoreline from erosion and docks from being damaged by boat wakes due to the lake being excessively high. It was not instituted as a speed limit, nor was it intended to be one. There was ALOT of money spent to get the word out, not just a few posters. Channel 9 news (and others) gave out information on a daily basis. It was a big deal for the month it was instituted. It was easy to enforce because its pretty easy to tell if a boat is on plane or not.

It is not that easy to tell if a boat is going 90 in a 45 unless you have something to compare it to. No doubt you can tell its probably going faster than 45, but to accurately tell exactly how fast is impossible. You will need to be accurate in order to issue a ticket that will be tagged to a persons driving record.

You state that the MP are not going to be out to bust people for being a few mph over the limit. How do you know? Can I expect your silence when a report comes out (similar to Lake George) and they have only issued 5-6 tickets?

I still don't understand why you (and others) don't want to fully fund HB-162? I really don't get it. If your going to have a law, then it should be enforced. If your not going to enforce the law, or perhaps even worse, only selectively enforce the law, then why have it? If you educate people about the laws existence, then they will be more likely to obey it.

Woodsy

The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

02-09-2006, 09:49 AM	#20
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,969 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	I am REALLY surprised at this thread! Bear Islander... I have to completely disagree with you. In 1998 a lakewide NWZ was instituted as an TEMPORARY EMERGENCY measure. It was implemented to protect the shoreline from erosion and docks from being damaged by boat wakes due to the lake being excessively high. It was not instituted as a speed limit, nor was it intended to be one. There was ALOT of money spent to get the word out, not just a few posters. Channel 9 news (and others) gave out information on a daily basis. It was a big deal for the month it was instituted. It was easy to enforce because its pretty easy to tell if a boat is on plane or not. It is not that easy to tell if a boat is going 90 in a 45 unless you have something to compare it to. No doubt you can tell its probably going faster than 45, but to accurately tell exactly how fast is impossible. You will need to be accurate in order to issue a ticket that will be tagged to a persons driving record. You state that the MP are not going to be out to bust people for being a few mph over the limit. How do you know? Can I expect your silence when a report comes out (similar to Lake George) and they have only issued 5-6 tickets? I still don't understand why you (and others) don't want to fully fund HB-162? I really don't get it. If your going to have a law, then it should be enforced. If your not going to enforce the law, or perhaps even worse, only selectively enforce the law, then why have it? If you educate people about the laws existence, then they will be more likely to obey it. Woodsy The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.