Sorry to single you out Evenstar, but.....
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Originally Posted by Evenstar - from another thread
The thing is that I haven't even been on Winni yet, but I do plan on exploring it some this year in my kayak.
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for someone who hasn't even been on the lake to make a statement like this:
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Originally Posted by Evenstar
Paddlers have effectively been forced off the main lake. That’s the only reason why there aren’t more collisions with us. We’re afraid to go there, for fear of being run over. So the high speed power boaters are limiting our enjoyment of the lake, for their own selfish needs to travel at dangerous (for us) speeds. A speed limit will help make it possible for more people to enjoy the entire lake. So who’s limiting who?
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loses some credibility with me. How do you know what the lake is like?
In reality 2 seconds versus 4 seconds reaction time isn't really that big of a deal. The only way to assure not getting run over by a boat is to ban all powered (and sail) boats from the lake. A speed limit won't solve the noise problem or the wake problem and there will still be collisions and bad behavior. Like other people here I'd like to see some facts instead of conjecture as to why a speed limit is necessary.
On the other side of the fence, GFBL (Go fast, Be Loud), the Go Fast part may be legal but the Be Loud part isn't. The present levels spec'd in the law is acceptable IMO. If a boat is louder than the law permits, it shouldn't be on the lake. I think if the dingalings who ignore this law would smarten up much of the problem would go away.