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Airwaves · 06-11-2008, 01:09 PM

Ryan is correct, in the Littlefield incident the speed was "estimated" never "determined".

That has always been one of my points in this argument.

Unless the Marine Patrol establishes radar posts and catches a boat on radar, thus pulling vessels and crews away from safety patrols on Winnipesaukee, or unless there is a chase and the Marine Patrol officer looks at his/her GPS for speed (does the MP have GPS?) then any speed violation will be nothing more than an estimate and certainly fairly easy to challenge in court.

This is nothing more than a feel-good law that will have zero positive impact on Winnipesaukee, but because it takes away from safety patrols and diverts Marine Patrol funding, it will have an impact...a negative one!

06-11-2008, 01:09 PM	#109
Airwaves Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 9 Thanked 102 Times in 37 Posts	Ryan is correct, in the Littlefield incident the speed was "estimated" never "determined". That has always been one of my points in this argument. Unless the Marine Patrol establishes radar posts and catches a boat on radar, thus pulling vessels and crews away from safety patrols on Winnipesaukee, or unless there is a chase and the Marine Patrol officer looks at his/her GPS for speed (does the MP have GPS?) then any speed violation will be nothing more than an estimate and certainly fairly easy to challenge in court. This is nothing more than a feel-good law that will have zero positive impact on Winnipesaukee, but because it takes away from safety patrols and diverts Marine Patrol funding, it will have an impact...a negative one!