"Educating" those danged Winnipesaukee boaters

[winnilaker]

Originally Posted by Bear Lover

Read the link below. It's a US Coast Guard report. It lists speed as the #4 reason for accidents!
http://www.uscgboating.org/statistic...stics_2003.pdf

US Coast Guard also defines safe speed without arbitrary speed limits! Why shouldn't we implement that!

"Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions."


http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navru...les/Rule06.htm

[Skip]

Originally Posted by winnilaker

US Coast Guard also defines safe speed without arbitrary speed limits! Why shouldn't we implement that!

"Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions."


http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navru...les/Rule06.htm

And of course Coast Guard statistics also reveal that given overall deaths on the waterways of this nation, one of the most unlikely ways that you will be killed or injured is by a performance boat.

Even cursory examination of readily available Federal & State data also reveals that year after year, as more & more boaters take to the water...the waterways are also becoming more safe! Fact is you are much more likely to be killed or injured on your way to the Lake, or even just puttering around your cottage. Actually, you have more chance of being struck by lightning than being struck by a Lightning....

But this debate has once again spiraled far away from facts and statistics and relevant local data and has been hijacked by argument based emotion, perceived threat and prejudice (by zealots on both sides of the issue).

And no one can win a debate or sway imbedded opinion based on those attributes.

But hey, Don, thanks once again for providing the forum...it started out with good debate and decorum...but as usual......

Anyway,

Merry Christmas to all! (and to all a good night, on this thread anyway)

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[Hottrucks]

Why is always about Performance boats what are the over all statistics? I would think that the odds of falling out of a row boat is alot higher since there are so many more of those?? or maybe tipping over in a canoe as unstable as those are getting in or out??