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Originally Posted by Woodsy
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.
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My point was, and still is, the 1998 speed limit worked. It received lots of media attention, so has HB162. There were a few posters put up, not $100,000.00 in signage. It was very easy to tell when a boat was going faster than no wake speed. It is also very easy to tell if a boat is going 90 in a 45 zone.
Just like in 1998 the MP are not going to be out trying to bust people for being a few mph over the limit. They will be tolerant of legitimate mistakes. And they will be able tell smell a phony "I didn't know about a limit" story a nautical mile away.
It worked in 1998 it will work in 2007.