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Originally Posted by Islander
It is hard for me to believe that some are arguing that speed has nothing to do with safety. Obviously safety is reduced as speed is increased, anything else is just silly - or denial.
"Speed Kills" is the watchword of every law enforcement agency in the country....... except the NH Marine Patrol!
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What the difference, that same thinking should tell us to lower our highways to a much lower level. There are many accidents on our roadways and I think if every road in NH had a speed limit of 45 or lower we will have less accidents, yes?
Stating that speed causes safety issues is inaccurate, speed CAN magnify things for sure, but that can be said with anything.
And the Marine Patrol never stated, at least at all the testimonials that I witnessed, that speed cannot be a factor in an accident or cannot kill. Their points are clear, difficult to enforce, no data shows the need and they don't think it will achieve the desired impact. When supporters state "we don't boat anymore because its too rough, therefore we need speed limits to slow everyone down" , you boaters have to clearly see the flaw in that statement.