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Originally Posted by Quilt Lady
so we are splitting hairs over the real name of these boat but we all know which ones we are talking about. I never said I "hated" these boats. There is one nearby whose operator is respectful of the large number of boats in this area. He quietly goes out to the Broads to have his fun and quietly returns. No problem there.
I said "using the reasoning" of the GFBL crowd: I never said I favored abolishing speed limits on our roads. Heavens Forbid! What kind of moron (no insult meant to real morons) would scream at 90 mph around a school or through downtown Wolfeboro!?!? No, rules (including speed limits) are put in place to try and protect the public in general from the actions of the irresponsible few. And the irresponsible few should be held accountable for their actions . . . big time.
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I knew what you meant. My post was a bit "tongue in cheek". I also just assumed you hated them, my aplogies for that.
You may think the rules are there to protect the general public from the irresponsible few, but the irresponsible, by definition, don't really care about rules. So what really happens is that the law-abiding, responsible folks are punished with absurd laws aimed at the very people who have a history of ignoring laws.
I am not in favor of irresponsible boating, I just don't think an absurdly low speed limit is warranted, yet. Someday, I may feel differently, but I boat on Winnipesaukee all the time, at a typical speed of 30-35 MPH and just fail to see any problems caused by speed. The biggest problems I see are dumb boaters in boats that probably won't even reach 45 MPH.
My comment on no speed limits was for divided, limited access highways, not school zones or downtown Wolfeboro. That said, back roads should have a limit of 60 MPH except where they pass through densely popluated areas where the limit should be 35 or 30, just like England or Ireland. And like pretty much like the rest of the world, every road outside of densely populated areas should have a dashed center line everywhere so that overtaking is legal everywhere, even if it's not smart. Oh, one other thing I'd like, while I'm dreaming: motorcycles should be able to lane split legally in traffic.