What Speed Limit ????????

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Originally Posted by Kracken

"...The operator was breaking at least 4 laws before the crash..."

Those laws—if ably prosecuted—could lead to a Felony conviction in CRIMINAL Court.

Originally Posted by Kracken

"...Why would a 5th law change the outcome...?"

The "5th law" anticipates a possible stressful and expensive conviction for a Felony.

The Speed Limits law is exercised in CIVIL Court, where there are no CRIMINAL repercussions on one's CRIMINAL record.

(There is only the usual mailed-in fine, and points on one's record—where states have "reciprocity" with New Hampshire).

A "summons" received by the offender alerts that boater to the watery misbehaviors/hazards already addressed by those time-tested Coast Guard rules.

Can anyone remember all those maritime rules?

Has anyone forgotten that there is a Speed Limit on Winnipesaukee?