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Originally Posted by Bear Lover
You said it yourself, the boat was going 28 mph. This would have been illegal operation under HB162.
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My point was to show that in all reality HB162 would not have prevented anything here, 3mph over even on the road is not easy to enforce and if not witnessed by an MP (which by sight alone would not be able to be determined nor would a boat that slow be radar'd anyhow) it would not be ticketable. Regardless the inexpensive speeding ticket that would have been handed out would not have saved a life. Would HB162 have saved that life??? People might argue that the Baja should not have been on the lake and that the bill would have kept it off the lake. What a crock! Wait and see...People do not have to and do not always have to drive GFBL's fast to enjoy them.
One prejudice of mine is against people that think that this bill is the absolute savior of Lake Winnipesaukee. Sorry to say it is not, it might deter a few people from speeding but true all-out speed was not an issue here or in any of the other accidents this year. My real prejudice is against non-educated or non-attentive boaters. We are responsible for our actions on the water as well as on land. This is where the problem lies and always has.
How about those big cruisers with their huge wakes? I witnessed a 38' fountain go by my place last weekend at what I would guess to be 60mph, the wake was minimal at most. Very flat, less than some of the water ski boats that pass every morning. A few minutes later a 32' cruiser went by and the wake from it tossed our boat around on our dock and just about swamped some swimmers next door. Will HB162 stop this? The boat was probably doing 25mph during the day and was further than 150 feet out.