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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
This is a "slanted poll" question?
"Do you favor or oppose a state law placing a 45 miles per hour daytime
and 25 miles per hour nighttime speed limit on boats operating on New
Hampshire lakes?"
How so?
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How about "Do you favor additional enforcement efforts of the current speed limit law which prohibits boaters from traveling too fast for conditions"? How about "Do you favor additional enforcement of the 150 foot avoidance rule"? Or, if I wanted to slant a few my way "Do you favor an additional speed limit law that goes beyond federal maritime laws"? Do you favor impacting someone driving record because they are boating at 60 MPH in the middle of the broads on an uncrowded day"?
It was a slanted poll, because it went to people who haven't taken the boater's education class, don't know what the existing laws are, and haven't been given both sides of the story. People have been educated that all bad boating behavior is caused by speeds over 45, and we all KNOW that is not true. The poll question is simple enough - it just isn't a fair question. Look at what congress did when asked to vote on going to war in Iraq after being educated with false information. Overwhelming in favor. Same story here. Believing the false information.