Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 10:40 PM
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 60
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But in fact this almost perfectly describes the...
But in fact this almost perfectly describes the Fountain accident in Alton in '04 and the Donzi fatal accident in Wolfeboro in '98, except that both of those occured while turning too sharply at over...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 14,338
Dave,
I can make the same wakes come from my...
Dave,
I can make the same wakes come from my boat at any speeds between 15 and 35 MPH by playing with my trim and throttle. I refuse to believe that the boat in those photos cannot be planed just...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 12,524
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 14,338
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 14,338
My college professors must not have known what...
My college professors must not have known what they were talking about. Can you point me to a reference where I can read about this unique "super senate" system of state government you describe? How...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 12,524
Chip,
The cause will never be "speeding" so...
Chip,
The cause will never be "speeding" so long as any speed is legal. If I run you over on Rte 93 while going 60 MPH, it will surely be recorded as "reckless operation", "operator inattention",...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 12,524
It might just be me, but for some reason, I am...
It might just be me, but for some reason, I am not as fearful of a drunken kid paddling around in a kayak, an 80 year old having a couple of swigs before he heads out in his little 5HP fishing dingy,...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 14,338
John,
you also raise an interesting issue;
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John,
you also raise an interesting issue;
Looking only at the nightime portion of HB162, it is clear that the Coast Guard is in support of the 25MPH limit, if not slower.
While all of the...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 14,338
This is a great point. Imagine the death and...
This is a great point. Imagine the death and destruction if this power boat had been going say 90, as 9% of NH's citizen feel is ok? At that speed, the operator's reaction time would have been the...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 14,338
This is a "slanted poll" question?
"Do you...
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?"...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-21-2006, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 14,338
It appears that all of the 9% of NH voters who...
It appears that all of the 9% of NH voters who oppose HB162 are hanging on this forum. Were one to use only this forum as a basis, one might mistakenly believe that HB162 does not have overwhelming...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-17-2006, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,910
Here's more
Notice that the opposers to HB162 actually got into double-digits (11%) in the last question. Now who's the "small minority trying to selfishly impose their will on the majority'?
American...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-17-2006, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,910
New poll shows that HB162 support is growing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Nancy Christie,
NH Lakes Association
(603) 226-0299
NEW STATEWIDE POLL INDICATES STRONG SUPPORT FOR 45 MPH DAYTIME /25 MPH
NIGHTTIME SPEED LIMITS ON...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-16-2006, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,095
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-16-2006, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 16,541
Thank you
Stan,
That was a very straightforward and well-made post. And you are most welcome to that opinion. While I do not agree with it, it is refreshing to see a person state his/her opinion without...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-16-2006, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,095
SP,
But keep in mind what a small minority you...
SP,
But keep in mind what a small minority you are in. For every one of you that I inspire write in opposition to the bill, there will be maybe 22 that will write in support. I'll take those odds....
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-16-2006, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 12,674
Stan,
You are correct here...HB162 in not only...
Stan,
You are correct here...HB162 in not only about GFBL boats. It applies to all boats equally. HB162 is more a case of "all speeding boats against everyone else". But rather than turn yet another...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-16-2006, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 16,541
I thought this thread was about the cost of...
I thought this thread was about the cost of implementing and enforcing a speed limit?
Why did you guys give up on that discussion and try to turn yet another thread into a "discrimination against...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-16-2006, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 12,524
ITD,
You started this thread, supposedly to...
ITD,
You started this thread, supposedly to talk about the combination of drinking and dangerously high-speed boating. What happened to that topic? Let's get back on track.
Since many GFBL boaters...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-15-2006, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,877
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-15-2006, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 12,524
Guys,
Please tell me that you truly don't...
Guys,
Please tell me that you truly don't believe that IL meant that seriously. You can't be so clueless as to think that his/her comments were not made facetiously. He/she was clearly just poking...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-13-2006, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,877
Done.
Woodsy, I understand the "legalese"...
Done.
Woodsy, I understand the "legalese" just fine. And I understand HB1624 and SAE-J2005 just fine. And I have a reasonable understanding of noise quantification. And as I have said several...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-12-2006, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 12,674
I guess I just don't get your point. Are you...
I guess I just don't get your point. Are you saying that Kerry really won? Are you saying that all the pollsters got it right or they got it wrong? I guess just can't follow you on this. Let's move...
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Forum: Speed Limits
02-12-2006, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,095
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