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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
There are a lot of foolish boaters on the lake. But very few that are stupid enough to go full speed directly toward a boat with "Marine Patrol" on the side in two foot letters.
And I imagine traveling directly toward the MP at 90mph would be considered reckless operation by the officers on board. Even if you did change course before 150'.
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Why on earth would someone go directly toward any stationary boat at full throttle or 90 MPH? That sounds, as you pointed out, an awful lot like reckless operation to me. That's already against the law. If someone were guilty of reckless operation, why would they care about speed limits?
I think your unmarked vs. marked boat theory would make perfect sense if there was a speed limit, but there isn't. There's no incentive to slow down if there's no speed limit, unless it's necessary for other reasons, which are already covered by existing laws. Most folks who know me would argue I'm not an idiot.