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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
Back in 1998 the was a speed limit everywhere on Lake Winnipesaukee up until early July. This speed limit was announced at the last minute and only a few posters where put up at public boat ramps and marinas. Yet compliance was almost 100%.
To be sure some peoples idea of "no wake speed" was more than 6 mph. But I only remember one boat going by at cruising speed. Possibly they had an emergency or never got the word, or maybe there were scofflaws.
1998 proved that the word gets around pretty good, and that most people will obey a speed limit. I don't remember the Marine Patrol having any special problem enforcing that speed limit.
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Bear Islander...
You are way off base with that statement. The lake wide NWZ was in place for almost a month. It was broadcast every weekend it was in effect on just about every TV and radio station within 150 miles of Lake Winnipesaukee. You could not watch the news and not hear about it! There were also signs at all of the boat launches to inform those that didn't know about it. In fact, one particular weekend during the high water/lake wide NWZ, they announced they were lifting the ban on friday... so everybody came up (myself included as I didn't own a house up here yet) and the hotels made lots of money, instead of cancellations! Only to put the NWZ back in effect saturday morning. During the lakewide NWZ the hotel business lost LOTS of money! Comparing that weekend to actual speed limit enforcement is absurd. Its pretty easy to visually confirm that someone is traveling at a speed greater than headway....
Woodsy
The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.