Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Final Statements on HB-162

secondcurve · 03-19-2006, 06:40 PM

I agree that the speed law was not the answer. If we truly want to make the lake a safer place, I think the following would get there a lot quicker than a speed limit:

1) Eliminate all alcohol on boats. It isn't allowed in cars, so why should it be allowed on boats? Make the penalties for having booze on boats extremely tough and make the failure to comply hit an operator's driving record;

2) Eliminate the ability of a boat renter to obtain a valid operator's permit at the desk of a boat rental provider. Make all new boaters take classroom training to obtain a valid operator's license;

If we took these simple actions, 95% of the problems on the lake would disappear immediately.

03-19-2006, 06:40 PM	#35
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,118 Thanks: 1,330 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	I agree that the speed law was not the answer. If we truly want to make the lake a safer place, I think the following would get there a lot quicker than a speed limit: 1) Eliminate all alcohol on boats. It isn't allowed in cars, so why should it be allowed on boats? Make the penalties for having booze on boats extremely tough and make the failure to comply hit an operator's driving record; 2) Eliminate the ability of a boat renter to obtain a valid operator's permit at the desk of a boat rental provider. Make all new boaters take classroom training to obtain a valid operator's license; If we took these simple actions, 95% of the problems on the lake would disappear immediately.