Speen limits in Mass.
Well, Broadhooper... you can disagree all you want, but you and your friend on Webster Lake would still be wrong. There is a state-wide speed limit in Massachusetts.... 45 MPH. Been there for a while.
Oh, but you say there are boats that still exceed the limit?? How can that be??? It's against the law?? Therein lies the problem... enforcement.
Webster Lake may be the most heavily patrolled lake in Massachusetts. State Marine Patrol and Local police departments both have officers on the lake all the time... in marked and unmarked watercraft yet still, the speed limit is exceeded. Morons are everywhere... new laws won't change that.
Now... lets look at Winnie.... I'm there all the time.... Is it crazy??? Yeah, sometimes... but mostly it's relatively OK. But guess what... nearly every single time I'm on that lake.... I witness an infraction of the 150 foot rule. How long has that law been on the books? Again, never enforced.
Obviously, if the 150 foot rule was obeyed (which will never happen) there would *never* be an accident involving boats even remotely approaching what the proposed speed limit is.
The problem??? Irresponsible morons. And guess what... irresponsible morons aren't bright enough to avoid "accidents" at any speed.
Oh... and just so you don't think I'm running around in the "Summa Humma" or anything... I've been bass fishing winnie for more than two decades in a 16 foot aluminum bass boat.. first with a 20 HP motor and now with a 75 HP motor.... top speed?? mid 30's..... maybe.
Cheers....
Gusman
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