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Originally Posted by JDeere
No one is discriminating against anyone. Funny you should think so. I own 2 boats and both will travel faster than 45 MPH so I guess I am discriminating against myself? The simple common sense answer that slower is safer seems to fall on your sides deaf ears. Your replies I want to go faster because I want to is about all you say. I sure would love the extra time that a slower speed gives one to make a decision. A good boater keeps his head on a swivel but with excess speeds of some of the boats on the lake even that does not seem to be enough. Winnipesaukee has been hijacked by the minority who think it is their God given right to do whatever the want. . It was not that many years ago when a canoe was safe on this lake. The winds and weather are natural factors that affect all boaters. A person screaming across the lake at 70 +MPH is not necessary.
bigot
n : a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
Before you start name calling seems it is your side that seems a bit intolerant of the majorities opinion. I am still waiting for your side to make a intelligent argument to support their side other the absurd.
Live Free or Die
We have noise laws
The 150 foot rule
Enforceability
None of those address the issue of SPEED! That IS the issue. Get it? I am sure you do not.
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Majority opinion? Obviously not according to the poll on this site, taken by people that use the lake not people in other parts of the state that do not even know what they are truly voting on...
There is quite indeed a discrimination against the GFBL's. Why does Winnfabs have to screen potential members??? Hmm, I do not think that OSO or NHRBA is.
And as far as "slower is safer" lets see the data on real accidents on this lake last season. How many accidents that occurred were based on people doing over 45mph? How many under 45mph? Hmm, once again I would have to bet the majority of accidents happened at under 45mph. Anyone care to contest that with real data??? Not unrelated CG data that claims speed to be #4 yet does not indicate what speed the accidents took place at, or for that matter data not even indicitive of Winni? If anyone can prove me wrong on this one with NH Marine Patrol data I will throw in my hat and vote for a speed limit. The challenge is on the table. Prove me wrong.
With no speed limit you are still more than welcome to travel under 45mph if you feel safer. Personally I feel confident enough in my boating skills that I can and do handle a boat traveling over 45mph well. I follow 150' rules, NWZ, and noise laws and do not endanger the lives of swimmers or other boaters.
And yes, I do get it. I get it that the laws that we have in effect are ineffective and that if they were enforced properly there would be no need for this entire discussion or this Bill. Oh, and you missed one. BWI. Isn't that what really started all this in the first place? Not the boat, not the speed.