Duped is a good way to describe what happened in Concord. If as
Sunset on the dock claims;
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A lot of people for a long time could see the trend over the last 20 years
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Then they would have seen the
following...taken from that group of "what do they know' boating experts, the United States Coast Guard!
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2. DETAILS
2.1. Background
In 1973 reported recreational boating fatalities totaled 1,754 nationwide—an annual fatality rate of approximately 27.7 per 100,000 numbered boats. By 2004, even though the number of boats more than doubled in the interim, reported fatalities declined to 676 (a 61% reduction)—equivalent to an annual rate of 5.3 fatalities per 100,000 numbered boats (an 81% reduction compared to 1973)
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If, as
Sunset on the dock suggests, legislators had seen the trend they certainly would have seen a major improvement in safety on the waterways. So how did HB847 (I don't know what HB462 was) get approved? Lies and fear mongering that continue today!