65 mph on the Broads only

[John Mercier]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

I agree that alcohol, wake boats and the other things on your list are problems. But they are not in question here, so they are beside the point...

There's no doubt that the Be Loud aspect is a big reason for the opposition to keeping the speed limit as-is. It's kind of funny that the folks who want to increase the limit keep ignoring/dismissing this and asserting that safety is the ONLY reason, then through up a whole bunch of smoke around safety.

They could include a limit on noise within the proposal, and that may get them more votes.
I wouldn't use the previous argument as number 4 is not going to be improved with higher rates of travel.

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by John Mercier

They could include a limit on noise within the proposal, and that may get them more votes.

There is already a decibel limit law for all boats in the State of NH...

86 dB measured at 50 feet for any boat mfg. before 1978, 84 dB for boats mfg. between 1978 and 1981, 82 dB for any boat mfg. after 1981

Dan

[John Mercier]

Then the may need a kicker in the proposal for more enforcement.

If the major argument is speed, they would need to have a trial period to test if the 45mph is really necessary... that can easily be placed in the bill with a sunset clause.

But it may not be enough without enhancing enforcement on the other issues that keep them from getting the number of votes necessary to get it out of committee with an OTP.

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by John Mercier

If the major argument is speed, they would need to have a trial period to test if the 45mph is really necessary... that can easily be placed in the bill with a sunset clause.

This exact trial period was done years ago before the speed limit was enacted...If your bored...very bored...look through the speed limit debate archives for all the pertinent information regarding this.

Dan

[Garcia]

After much debate and deliberation, the speed limit was passed. Since then, the number of boats and jet skis has increased dramatically. It's a fools errand to change the speed limit. Time to let it go and move on.

[John Mercier]

Not very bored.
But I would presume that all the issues relating to the entire lake would not come into play for just the Broads.

Radio/stereo use is a newer issue. Not really related to speed. But maybe enough to get more committee members on-board with at least a trial change in the limit.

As I noted with my tenure for the OHRV... the issues, though seemingly the same, change dramatically over just a few years. Technology changes, usage patterns change, number of vehicles change...

But not sure that it changes that much from one legislative session to the next...