Bear Island wrote in part:
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Many other lakes have enacted speed limits without the sky falling. Lake George officials say that enforcement has not been a big problem since they enacted their speed limit.
Most people are law abiding.
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Well well well, for the first time we agree on something that is actually backed up by fact! Yes indeed, most people are law abiding and I would add reasonable. In fact the Marine Patrol research his past summer bears out that fact. I draw your attention to
Page 5 of the report that shows graphs of the results of their research.
The numbers show that
MORE THAN 99% of the boaters on Lake Winnipesaukee did not exceed 45 miles an hour even though there is currently NO SPEED LIMIT!
There are laws on the books right now that would allow the Marine Patrol to arrest the operator of a boat that they determine was operating in a dangerous manner.
HB 847 is an unfunded mandate in search of a problem! It is not only a waste of time, but a criminal waste of limited resources.
You (the anti-powerboat crowd) will be the first to scream bloody murder if, while the Marine Patrol is tied up with stationary radar duty, they are needed somewhere else on the lake but are delayed in their response and someone is seriously injured or dies because of it.