Thread: Compromise???
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Old 12-06-2005, 08:04 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
Voting yes on HB162 with a 45day/25night mph speed limit is what's needed to help cure the Winnipesaukee fear factor. And let's not forget, 45mph is hardly a slow speed for a boat.
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Originally Posted by Jan
I also would support a compromise. 60/30 would be acceptable to me.
With all due respect, 60 is a very high speed over water.

This summer on Lake Michigan two fatalities occurred when the occupants were thrown out at that speed -- witnessed by a Coast Guard boat.

Their shoes, PFDs, and all their clothes were torn off by impact with the water. The two drowned.
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