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Originally Posted by John A. Birdsall
 Woodsy, if there were 3 accidents on boats in excess of 45 MPH how could there be only one accident in excess of 25 mph?  |
John, what Woodsy is pointing out is that there were no boat on boat collisions in excess of 25 mph. The 3 accidents in excess of 45 mph were single boat incidents.
Woodsy, interesting food for thought here for sure.... thanks for posting the information......
In thinking about this though, the question is why do people want the speed limit? For me I have never been cocerned with the safety factor directly related to the speed. I am always in control of my vessel and pay attention to everything going on around me. For me the concern with speed has always centered around the nim rod comming out from the Wiers Channel that feels he has to punch it. My thought possibly nieve in nature is that the speed limit would allow the MP another avenue to try and control the chaos. It would allow them to pull over the idiot doing 45 down in front of the Wiers on a busy weekend even if he is 150' from other boats.... The congestion will always be there yes but if you could take the occasional nim rod out of the equation it would help...... In short the 150' rule is nice and does help. But I think that a speed limt in certian area would help calm the chaos...... And please understand my view point is that the broads should be open game for speed. I only see a limit being an important factor in certain areas (e.g. The Wiers and Meredith Bay, Wolfboro Bay, Winter Harbor, Center Harbor....areas where there is an confined space and limited access points....)