Is the lake any Safer then it was 10 years ago

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Originally Posted by 8gv

Is it better?

I can't say.

Do the rules help?

Every person who follows the rules helps a little.

No society has everyone following all the rules all the time.

When enforcement is lacking, do people "get away" with what they can?

Originally Posted by Webbsatwinni

http://www.wmur.com/news/moultonboro...aukee/34870070

I wonder if the fishing boat had loud exhaust, would the swimmer would have known sooner that they were coming? I couldn't resist.

Should we ban fishing?

When you're swimming, you can hear even distant powerboats and, as they get closer, their oncoming approach becomes plainly obvious. ➵ But it's not the swimmer's responsibility to "Keep a Proper Watch".

(Nor, in this case, the kayaker's).

As for keeping a proper watch, I've found that at top speed—even in a sailboat—you've got your hands full just "staying on the edge". In an ocean-racer—especially one that's chine-walking—your peripheral vision diminishes to a dot dead-ahead.

Fishing boats, those once described here as "sparkly-boats", are no different, except for their top end and that the operator (and his vision) gets beat up when encountering wakes.

In the end, the clear trend to stable and versatile pontoon boats may make all the difference.