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Originally Posted by Islander
Then boats that went PAST the Marine Patrol at 90mph, 100mph, or 160mph etc.. did NOT have their speeds included in the study.
RADAR has a limited distance, as Woodsy has pointed out. A boat going 130mph would have to go directly AT a MARKED Marine Patrol boat to a close distance before turning.  Ya Right!
So are you surprised when reported speeds were low? The study was DESIGNED to fail. If you didn't think it favored your position you would agree. |
...but according to those that say the study was flawed, the general boating public knew the MP was out casting radar for the study AND slowed to the speed limit when they noticed an MP present.
This brings up another question I've had for a while. If there is currently no speed limit, how did ALL of these (2000+) speeding boats know to slow to a speed under 45MPH when an MP was present to invalidate the speed study? If 60mph is not an infraction of boating regulations, why slow down?
(pre spin assumptions - there were no other boats within 150ft of the 'speeding' vessel, they were not 150ft from the shoreline, they were not operating in a NWZ)