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Originally Posted by Jan
Maybe because your compromise is a joke? "Reasonable & Prudent"=NO CHANGE. How about 55 or 60 instead of 45. THAT would be a compromise.
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Jan,
You bring up an interesting point, why not another limit for a compromise. I'm sure you have been reading the main reason for support is FEAR. Fear is a hard to thing to measure, I'm sure some feel fearful with boats going 45 and others at 65. So to compromise we need to measure the right amount of FEAR FACTOR, so the majority of supporters would be feel ok. Most of horrid stories told in testimonies describe boats going 100 mph plus. All the examples of traveling 150 ft in X.X seconds use really high speeds. Would you compromise with a speed limit of 70 mph? I would think many supporters would not.
So picking arbitrary limits might be a way to compromise, but will it achieve the goals set by the supporters.
I hope we can address the FEAR by public outreach programs and better education to the boaters whose intentially or inadvertently cause fear. Everyone wants to use the lake and if certian boaters are in fear, we need to truely understand those fears. Many fears may be discovered to be conjestion and safe passage violations while others are really afraid of boats going fast. For those who don't like other boats going fast, let's figure out a way to understand where and how those situations arise to help us all make our waters more enjoyable for all.