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Originally Posted by sunset on the dock
Zero? Really? You need to get your facts straight. Wonder how that swimmer did?
State of New Hampshire
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Robert L. Quinn, Commissioner of Safety
Division of State Police
James H. Hayes Safety Building, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03305
Colonel Nathan A. Noyes
Director
February 3, 2022
The following accidents have been identified as being related to speeds potentially in excess of limits set by RSA 270-D:2 X:
2013
July 7th 5:00 pm Operator of PWC (Personal Watercraft) fell into handle bars 45 mph
July 20th 8:00am Operator struck underwater object and boat sunk 45 mph
2015
August 23rd 8:17am Powerboat struck swimmer 65+mph
2018
September 2nd 2:56pm PWC fall over board 50 mph
Sincerely,

Timothy C. Dunleavy
Marine Patrol Captain
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"related to speeds potentially in excess of limits..."
I would need to know more about these three accidents to conclude that they were due to boats going over 45 mph day/30 mph night. Are these basically all of the fatal accidents where the boat/PWC was going over the speed limit? If so, thus the qualifier "potentially".
Everyone here knows that a boat going slower than the speed limit can kill a swimmer.
I don't find these statistics compelling one way of the other, without knowing more about these accidents.