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Originally Posted by Island Lover
Woodsy
You posted "The Pro HBO-162 side has yet to post any Facts or Statistics from any publicly available official government publication! Not one!..." I pointed to the first post in the thread to show that your statement was incorrect. That you don't like these USCG statistics does not change a thing. I really don't care if you think they apply to HB162 or not.
Excessive speed is the #4 cause of boating accidents That is from the USCG and it is my justification for HB162. I do not care about any explanations or quibbles on that point.
28 is more than 25 and a jury acquitted on BWI This is a death on Winnipesaukee at a speed greater than proposed. I do not care about any explanations or quibbles!
I understand you have a long list of reasons why the above is not fair or factual or does not apply. But I reject them! All of them!
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Island Lover...
I did make a mistake. I forgot Bear Lover started this thread with one page of the U.S. Coast Guard Report. However, it was the Anti HB-162 crowd that originally posted the link to the report, and the Safety Alert issued by the NTSB. Sorry about that.
You are wrong in your assessment of my opinion in regards to the USCG report. I am in complete agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard. The reality is, numbers don't lie, they are neither fair nor unfair, they just are.
I agree with USCG report, in that Excessive Speed is the #4 cause of accidents in the U.S. Excessive Speed is the #6 cause of boating fatalities. I pointed that out in my post above. Then the Coast Guard on page 44 of the report did an analysis of the accidents as they relate to the speed of the boat.
Not Moving 810 accidents 66 fatalities
Under 10 MPH 1242 accidents 163 fatalities
10 to 20 MPH 1020 accidents 40 fatalities
21 to 40 MPH 933 accidents 49 fatalities
Over 40 MPH 137 accidents 14 fatalities
Unknown 2583 accidents 344 fatalities
You state 28 is more than 25 and a jury acquitted on BWI. This is a death on Winnipesaukee at a speed greater than proposed. I do not care about any explanations or quibbles! You go on to state I understand you have a long list of reasons why the above is not fair or factual or does not apply. But I reject them! All of them That is something only a closed minded person would say. Minds are like parachutes, they only work when open.
Yet another interesting statistic from Page 44 of the U.S. Coast Guard Report
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Of the 6725 boats involved in the 4904 reported accidents, 1013 of them were rental boats, 15%!
Of the 676 recorded fatalities, 92 of them were in rented boats, 13.5%!
Woodsy