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Originally Posted by John Mercier
The law does not signify a specific type of vessel. And only one accident with over one million hours since the law was passed would signify that the law may be working.
It would need to be compared to a time prior to the laws enactment, or should it be changed the period after the enactment to determine its effectiveness.
If the results before the law, or after a change, are the same or improved... then the law would be deemed to not have been effective.
It is really insignificant, since the vote is unlikely to change.
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You were clearly not here for the last go around... prior to the speed limit, there were no accidents where speed was the primary cause of the accident, although, just as above there were accidents where speed was a factor. But there are not enough accidents to impose restrictions in an area where visibility is measured in miles.
Most of the boating accidents occur at night and involve alcohol & poor decisions.
The reality is, if someone is going to rip around the Broads at 65 its a big bunch of nothing. The odds of getting stopped for that are the same as getting stopped for going 75 on 93. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. The NHMP has better things to do than worry about a fast boat in the Broads.
Woodsy