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Originally Posted by Evenstar
How can you state that it won’t be safe for me to be out in the middle of Winni, if there was a 45mph speed limit? Give me just one good reason.
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Evenstar...
What he should have said was that it will not be
ANY safer for you... operator inattention, operator inexperience coupled with boat traffic and congestion are the biggest safety issues on Lake Winnipesaukee not speed. HB-162 does nothing to address these issues.
There are NO instances of a canoe or kayak getting run over by a speeding boat! None, Zip, Zero, Nada, Empty Set! As I have stated before while paddling your kayak you have no accurate way of determining speed as the boat approaches you. It really doesn't matter if he approaches you at 25MPH, 45MPH or 70MPH. The difference in speed of 37 FPS is not discernable by you while you are paddling. If the boat comes within 150' of you he has broken the law... If we educate more people about the 150' safe passage law, then there will be less 150' incursions.
Truly boater education is the key... and it is working! Tightening up on the BSC laws, will certainly help improve safety.
Woodsy