Lt. Dunleavy, NHMP, responds....

[Bear Islander]

Originally Posted by hazelnut

The people who support a SPEED LIMIT have no facts or statistics to support the theory that a speed limit is necessary.

United States Coast Guard

BOATING STATISTICS 2006

Executive Summary

The number of boating deaths, injuries and property damage increased
for the second consecutive year and when compared to 2005 are as follows:
710 deaths vs. 697; 3,474 injuries vs. 3,451; and $43,670,424 in
property damage vs. $38,721,088.

Overall, two-thirds of all fatal boating accident victims drowned. Of those
who drowned, ninety (90) percent of the victims were not wearing their life
jacket. Eight out of every ten boaters who drowned were using boats less
than 20 feet in length.

Consistent with previous years, 70% of reported fatalities occurred on
boats where the operator had not received boating safety instruction.

Operator inattention, carelessness/reckless operation, excessive speed,
and no proper lookout are the primary contributing factors in all reported
accidents.


Go ahead and spin that. And please note that 3 of the 4 contributing factors are already against the law on Winni. Only speed is unregulated.

And I never said speed is not the problem, please don't misquote me.