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Originally Posted by brk-lnt
I'd prefer to see someone post some actual statistics and trends, and even at that you'd need 4 or 5 years of the current state to even begin to show a trend that you could extrapolate from.
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Please feel free to show me the 4-5 years of statistics and trends that led to the SL being passed. I dont believe there are any. The only evidence offered was "feelings" and emails from what I gather.
There is one study that was completed by the Marine Patrol in 2007 and only 0.9% of boats exceeded 45mph that is 36 out of 3852.(does not appear to be the epidemic some indicated to get this law passed). Also the top speed was only 62mph far cry from the alleged speeds some people claim.
The speed zone sampling produced the following results:
The total number of boats clocked was 3852. This number includes both motorboats and PWCs, data collected during the day and at night.
The average daytime speed for all vessels (powerboats and PWCs) was 22.72 miles per hour.
The average speed for all vessels after 8:00 p.m. was 20.42 miles per hour.
The average weekday speed was 25.91 miles per hour.
The average weekend speed was 28.62 miles per hour.
The maximum speed recorded for a vessel was 62 miles per hour. A total of three vessels were clocked going this speed, two on Saturday 7/14/07 and one on Saturday, 8/04/07.
The maximum speed for a PWC was 49 miles per hour.
The maximum speed after 8:00 p.m. was 44 miles per hour.
There were a total of 36 boats clocked going over 45 miles per hour which represents 0.9% of the total.
Here is the report for anyone's reference.
http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/s...rveyreport.pdf
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I left this debate a while ago, because I dont believe I can change anyone's mind who is already made up; however someone new to the issue should know the facts. Thanks