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Originally Posted by Island Lover
Although the law will be 45 mph I would not say there was an "enforcement problem" until boats are going 60 or more. Only a very small percentage of boats can go that fast. Most NH lakes do not have public access and almost all are to small to attract a boat like that.
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It's interesting to note that most references to speed (speeding boats) seem to
imply that the only vessels that are capable of speeds equal to or in excess of the 45mph speed limit are just a small percentage of (read - cigarette style) boats. One of the representatives in the HB162 hearing stated that only a couple of hundred boats would be affected by the bill. That is not the case. Most of the 3-passenger watercraft, the jet boats, and I'm sure several styles of boats other than cigarette style are capable of speeds far greater than 45mph. I think it's just further proof that the issue is not speed itself, but rather the
type of boat doing the speeding. I've rarely seen any concern expressed by HB162 supporters over the fact that a 3-passenger personal watercraft can attain speeds far greater than 45 mph. On the contrary, they always seem to refer to a specific type of boat in their argument. If it really was a safety issue, the type of boat would not be an issue. Further proof that HB162 is a "cleansing" program.