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Originally Posted by codeman671
Rather than continue to quibble, argue about peoples intentions, etc let's try to put some fixes in place ourselves.
If safety around the camps on the lake is one of the true concerns that people have that are driving a speed limit, why not push for a safety zone around the camps? I don't mean this as an attempt at a speed limit compromise as I don't see any chance of that, but why not put a sincere effort towards fixing this portion of the problem? This could be solved at the MP level.
Coming past Cattle Landing and turning towards Mark the channel between Mark and Bear is very narrow, probably more so than between others that are already NWZ's. The bay between Mark and Camp Lawrence is a heavily traveled area for watersports, especially by the camps. Putting a NWZ in at the end of Mark, just a short one on such a bad corner, would slow people down, cut down on wake damage, and make it a safer area for all?
I think a short NWZ coupled with a warning marker near the end of Bear warning of a reduced speed or caution zone would help. I would not want to see the whole area go NWZ as many people enjoy it for watersports, but just slowing the traffic or possibly diverting it elsewhere may help.
Sure, I do live in that area and it would help us as well, but if safety near the Camps is one of the true issues, lets work together to try to fix it on a local level.
Any thoughts?
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Interesting idea. There could be "camp zones" similar to the school zones we have on our roads. I would certainly be in favor.
There would be resistance in some areas. There are a lot of camps that would like protection. Then what about public beaches, association beaches etc.
Some camps may be in areas that are high traffic, difficult to set up a zone without impeding navigation.