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Belmont Resident · 10-02-2006, 04:28 PM

So in other words you believe the survey of registered voters polled about speed limits is accurate? The one taken down in Manchester.
Ok, lets see if I’ve got this right, I’m a NH voter who lives in an apartment, doesn’t own a boat or even travel to any lake in NH, you tell me horror stories about how bad our lakes and rivers are then you expect me to say no to speed limits.
The Union leader poll might have been a way for many who couldn’t let their position be known in the past to finally get their say.

The proponents told many stories some I’m sure are very real, then one woman went on to say something like; 95% of the boats on the lake are under 26’. I believe I got this correct.
Now if I do the math correctly that leaves 5%. How can a mere 5% of all the boats on the lake be creating so much havoc on those 30 something days when the lake is crowded?
I think the BOATERS are finally speaking up. I hope that after the close call with HB162 that many who sat back thinking it couldn’t happen will get involved.
I live here, run a business here and I boat here, I say with absolute truth that I have talked to only a few both on the lake and off that are not opposed to a speed limit.

10-02-2006, 04:28 PM	#3
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	Why is the poll inaccurate? So in other words you believe the survey of registered voters polled about speed limits is accurate? The one taken down in Manchester. Ok, lets see if I’ve got this right, I’m a NH voter who lives in an apartment, doesn’t own a boat or even travel to any lake in NH, you tell me horror stories about how bad our lakes and rivers are then you expect me to say no to speed limits. The Union leader poll might have been a way for many who couldn’t let their position be known in the past to finally get their say. The proponents told many stories some I’m sure are very real, then one woman went on to say something like; 95% of the boats on the lake are under 26’. I believe I got this correct. Now if I do the math correctly that leaves 5%. How can a mere 5% of all the boats on the lake be creating so much havoc on those 30 something days when the lake is crowded? I think the BOATERS are finally speaking up. I hope that after the close call with HB162 that many who sat back thinking it couldn’t happen will get involved. I live here, run a business here and I boat here, I say with absolute truth that I have talked to only a few both on the lake and off that are not opposed to a speed limit. __________________ "better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, then a long life spent in a miserable way.."