65 mph on the Broads only

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Originally Posted by Dick

HB448 will be discussed and voted on the House RR&D committee. Date not set yet. I'll start . . . those who are anti performance boats will say that speed is the big safety issue. This has no basis in fact because the Marine Patrol data over the years show that speed doesn't even make it on the top 3 list of main causes of boating accidents.

When I called to report a Memorial Day Weekend speeder racing down the middle of Winter Harbor, I was asked for my name and address; whereupon, the dispatcher told me not to bother the NHMP any longer.

I protested saying, " I never call unless there's an NHMP patrol boat in sight at the time of the infraction, and the patrol boat is at the 'Flasher 19' marker right now".

The male dispatcher responded with another, "Don't bother".

This was a few years ago, so now that dispatching is now so detached at the Highway Patrol, I've taken the NHMP's advice and will wait for the next ocean-racer fatality to be proactive again.

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