Lt. Dunleavy, NHMP, responds....

[Bear Islander]

Originally Posted by Dick

...If you read the annual reports from the Lake George Marine Patrol (8 boats & 8 officers) you will not find any mention of the use of radar or court cases.

Top me that is an indication that the Lake George speed limit is working! Enforcement does not seem to be a problem.

Originally Posted by Dick

“67 percent of residential dock owners and 65 percent of annual permit holders said that unsafe operation of boats was a problem on the lake.”

I'm surprised the percentage is so low. Unsafe operation of boats is a problem everywhere.

Nobody has claimed that a speed limit will stop unsafe operation of boats. Anybody that does make that claim is a liar or an idiot.

[Wolfeboro_Baja]

Originally Posted by Bear Islander

To(p) me that is an indication that the Lake George speed limit is working! Enforcement does not seem to be a problem.

Strange; I understood that to mean they weren't using radar. How can you enforce a speed limit without using radar?

Originally Posted by Bear Islander

I'm surprised the percentage is so low. Unsafe operation of boats is a problem everywhere.

Low?? I was thinking that was high, considering they have a speed limit which should make more people "feel" safe.