Speed limits back on the agenda?

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Island Life

I laugh to think what the founding fathers would say about some of the uses for which the Constitution has been invoked.

1) Today's New Hampshire residents outnumber the population of all thirteen colonies—from Maine to Georgia—when George Washington was in the Colonial Army!

2) Wolfeboro and the rest of Carroll County is known to be the fastest-growing region in this state in the last decade.

3) New Hampshire continues to grow at 14,000 residents a year—with an increasing number being a crush of retirees to the Lakes Region.

Perhaps it is retirees who look askance at the increasing horsepower, size, and speeds of boats today—and a collision in recent memory that took one of their number.

From the viewpoint of 50+ years on Lake Winnipesaukee, it was inevitable that the money pouring onto this lake would eventually result in this bill.

[Boater]

Originally Posted by Woodsy

Its obvious from your post that you are in favor of a speed limit bill....

Actually Woodsy, you'd be wrong. I used to be for it but some of the opinions posted here helped changed my mind. I agree that the absence of high-speed accidents demonstrates that a 45 mph speed limit is unjustified.

I may have changed my mind but I'm not a Kool Aid drinker. I understand the safety concerns that many express and won't disregard or insult them. I must say that some of the anti-speed limit posters here and elsewhere really come off as arrogant and selfish and some of their arguments are just nonsense (IMHO).

But geez Woodsy, it doesn't take much for you to get up on your soap box and regurgitate the same old hyperbole. Give it a rest! It looks like you are the one getting emotional.

My only point was that there are some convincing arguments that can be made against a speed limit. I just think that "discrimination" and "freedom" are not effective ones.