Thanks for the facts!
Woodsy,
Nice job on reporting on the meeting and the details that the newspaper did not get into.
With what you have reported, I do not see how any reasonable person could concluded the study was flawed. To me, the study was appropriate and conducted in a reasonable manner.
The issues around the use of radar on the water are real. On the water is much different than on a roadway where the cars are traveling right at the radar unit. Radar can only measure the velocity relative to the radar unit making the use of radar on the water fairly ineffective, unless the vessel being measured is by itself and traveling right at the radar unit.
Regardles of the technical issues with radar on the water, the collected data clearly shows there is no problem to solve since the speeds are well under the limits being proposed. To me, this would be a costly and time consuming way to catch the very few boats exceeding a 45/25 MPH limit.
There has to be many better ways to spend our hard earned tax dollars.
R2B
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