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Originally Posted by Wolfeboro_Baja
I find it interesting you completely ignored this paragraph (quoted below for those that didn't read the entire article);
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Observers say that two key moves could dramatically decrease boating fatalities: increased use of life jackets and boating education. According to Coast Guard data, two-thirds of victims in boating fatalities drown, and only 10 percent of deaths occurred on boats where the operator had received boating safety instruction.
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Was that just an oversight on your part or did you intentionally skip it because it doesn't mention speed limits as a key issue?? Knowing your penchant for cutting and pasting, I'd have to guess it was intentionally ignored! Not surprising coming from you.  |
1) I intentionally ignored it, as the article was already very long.
2) "Boating education" was omitted because most of Lake Winnipesaukee's moving violations are of New Hampshire-specific RSAs. I originally missed this
older article because it appeared in Massachusetts—where...um...well,
you know...
3) I also ignored it because the vast majority of "life jackets" sold today are stamped inside with this disclosure:
... Not tested above 50-MPH...
Everyone who—drunk or sober—chooses to exceed Winnipesaukee's speed limits is presently protecting themselves with
$300 top-flight PFDs—am I not correct?
The "life jackets" issue is therefore also irrelevant.
4) If you don't like debates and arguments, you should avoid this area!
