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Originally Posted by elchase
An MP boat and a police boat went out and fished their bodies aboard and drove them to shore. These boats were plenty large enough for the conditions on the lake that day, and the officers did not even need to get wet. If we did not have the SL in effect that day, I'd agree that going out to retrieve these bodies endangered the officers' lives, but only due to the dangers of getting run down and cut in half by a speeding cigarette boat. Since the SL was in effect that day, that risk was eliminated and these guys faced little more risk on the lake than had they stayed ashore. ...
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Help me understand this: When the Speed Limit trials by Rattlesnake and Bear Islands showed no speeding problems on Winnie the SL supporters claimed the results were faulty because boaters saw the MP boats and didn't speed. Supporters claim that is a common experience when there is an MP presence. (No mention about concurring results from unmarked SL measuring sites during that trial.)
In the explanation quoted above, you credit the SL law with making it SAFE for the MARKED MP and police boats to perform a rescue. Your statement sounds like loaded propaganda to me.
BTW, in other posts, over the 45 mph limit does not automatically mean 75 mph or 95 mph or over 100mph. It could be 50 or 55 mph or any other speed above 45 (both reasonable and unreasonable for prevailing conditions).
disclaimer: I have no financial interest in boats or the industry. My boat can not exceed 40 mph (43mph max is stated in the manual). I do NOT like LOUD motor sounds on the lake but some people do and I respect those following the loudness and sound laws.