45/25 Speed Limit already working!

Woodsy · 01-10-2006, 09:04 AM

Those poor souls on Lake George have absolutly nothing to do with this debate. It was a horrible, horrible tragedy.

That being said, I really don't think Lt. Schnieder's words prove or disprove anything. They only write 5-6 speeding tickets per year. Thats a complete joke. I was led to believe by a close friend of mine on who lives on Lake George that 4 of those tickets were written to PWC's speeding within 500' of shoreline. (On Lake George you cannot operate a PWC at anything other than headway speed within 500' of shore, so any PWC going over headway speed within 500' of the shoreline would be considered "Speeding") It would be really interested to see who/what the tickets were actually written for.

I have personally witnessed a 160MPH high speed pass by a boat on Lake George. Right in front of the Lake George MP. No ticket was written....

This is New Hampshire, not not New York. What works in NY may not necessarily work in NH. We on Lake Winnipesaukee have a 150' safe passage rule. NY does not.

I don't agree with an arbitrary limit. I think reasonable & proper for the conditions will work just fine.

Woodsy

01-10-2006, 09:04 AM	#10
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,968 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	Those poor souls on Lake George have absolutly nothing to do with this debate. It was a horrible, horrible tragedy. That being said, I really don't think Lt. Schnieder's words prove or disprove anything. They only write 5-6 speeding tickets per year. Thats a complete joke. I was led to believe by a close friend of mine on who lives on Lake George that 4 of those tickets were written to PWC's speeding within 500' of shoreline. (On Lake George you cannot operate a PWC at anything other than headway speed within 500' of shore, so any PWC going over headway speed within 500' of the shoreline would be considered "Speeding") It would be really interested to see who/what the tickets were actually written for. I have personally witnessed a 160MPH high speed pass by a boat on Lake George. Right in front of the Lake George MP. No ticket was written.... This is New Hampshire, not not New York. What works in NY may not necessarily work in NH. We on Lake Winnipesaukee have a 150' safe passage rule. NY does not. I don't agree with an arbitrary limit. I think reasonable & proper for the conditions will work just fine. Woodsy