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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac
"...The lake (to be fair not all of it) has some of the same qualifications that make highways safe for their speeds, namely unhindered sightlines..."
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1) Last October, the bass boater that
came close to running me over at anchor had an "unhindered sightline".
2) A ¼-mile from my dock is an "unhindered sightline" of a navigation marker. A speedboater approaching
it at high speed -- some day -- will have to deal with another speedboater approaching the same marker at a 90° angle. He'll have an "unhindered sightline" of the same marker, too. (Too bad about all that land mass blocking their respective view of one another).
3) What's an "unhindered sightline" look like
after dark?
The faster you speed, the less "unhindered sightline" you're left with. (It's the fully natural effect of
tunnel vision on the operator). Anyway, you can run out of
360° "unhindered sightlines" in only about 6 minutes of travel -- at outlawed speeds -- on Lake Winnipesaukee.
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Originally Posted by Silver Duck
That presumed agenda is the main reason I've been vehemently opposed to the both the bill and winnfabs. I think that this just might be the case for some others on this site, too.
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Agenda? How about Les Hall's independent opinion?
After sizing-up Lake Winnipesaukee's chart, boat population, and the excessive speeds being targeted, here's what
Les Hall, savvy moderator of BoaterEd.com forum's
Ask the Captain, said about
HB162:
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"...The ocean's only an hour away."
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Now that's a REALLY "unhindered sightline"! )