Another Boating Accident in Brick NJ
08-14-2008, 06:34 AM
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Here's a letter that was published today. Guess the writer thinks the whaler would have bounced off a cabin cruiser.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...5/1032/OPINION
On Aug. 3 a man was killed on the Metedeconk River about 1 a.m. He and some friends were in a small Boston Whaler, evidently with the appropriate lights on, cruising and watching the stars. They may have been struck by someone in one of those "go fast" speed boats commonly known as cigarette boats. The driver of the speeding boat didn't even stop — it was a hit and run.
Who is to blame? In addition to the driver of the boat, the legislators in Trenton are directly to blame. A few years ago, they had the opportunity to do something about these speed boats racing around on the inland waterways but chose to do nothing.
The marine police even escort these race boats on their way to something called poker runs where they race up and down Barnegat Bay at outrageous speeds and with much noise.
There are laws that prevent motor boats without mufflers from operating on inland waterways, which the state marine police are responsible for patroling. Do they enforce the existing muffler law? No.
The people who use these boats evidently get their kicks from running up and down in the inland rivers. If the marine police enforced the existing muffler law, it would be a step in the right direction.
The cigarette boats should only be allowed to operate in the ocean. Supposedly that's what they were built for. Do we allow Formula One and Nascar race cars to operate on our public roads? No, they are restricted to appropriate race tracks. That's as it should be with these race-type speed boats.
These boats should only be allowed to go at moderate speeds in the rivers and bays in the daylight hours on their way to and from the ocean. Maybe they should be made to launch from marinas within a few yards of the ocean.
I hope the state legislators in Trenton feel guilty about this recent incident — because they are.
Ed King
BAY HEAD
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...5/1032/OPINION
On Aug. 3 a man was killed on the Metedeconk River about 1 a.m. He and some friends were in a small Boston Whaler, evidently with the appropriate lights on, cruising and watching the stars. They may have been struck by someone in one of those "go fast" speed boats commonly known as cigarette boats. The driver of the speeding boat didn't even stop — it was a hit and run.
Who is to blame? In addition to the driver of the boat, the legislators in Trenton are directly to blame. A few years ago, they had the opportunity to do something about these speed boats racing around on the inland waterways but chose to do nothing.
The marine police even escort these race boats on their way to something called poker runs where they race up and down Barnegat Bay at outrageous speeds and with much noise.
There are laws that prevent motor boats without mufflers from operating on inland waterways, which the state marine police are responsible for patroling. Do they enforce the existing muffler law? No.
The people who use these boats evidently get their kicks from running up and down in the inland rivers. If the marine police enforced the existing muffler law, it would be a step in the right direction.
The cigarette boats should only be allowed to operate in the ocean. Supposedly that's what they were built for. Do we allow Formula One and Nascar race cars to operate on our public roads? No, they are restricted to appropriate race tracks. That's as it should be with these race-type speed boats.
These boats should only be allowed to go at moderate speeds in the rivers and bays in the daylight hours on their way to and from the ocean. Maybe they should be made to launch from marinas within a few yards of the ocean.
I hope the state legislators in Trenton feel guilty about this recent incident — because they are.
Ed King
BAY HEAD
08-14-2008, 06:42 AM
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Here's a letter that was published today. Guess the writer thinks the whaler would have bounced off a cabin cruiser.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...5/1032/OPINION
On Aug. 3 a man was killed on the Metedeconk River about 1 a.m. He and some friends were in a small Boston Whaler, evidently with the appropriate lights on, cruising and watching the stars. They may have been struck by someone in one of those "go fast" speed boats commonly known as cigarette boats. The driver of the speeding boat didn't even stop — it was a hit and run.
Who is to blame? In addition to the driver of the boat, the legislators in Trenton are directly to blame. A few years ago, they had the opportunity to do something about these speed boats racing around on the inland waterways but chose to do nothing.
The marine police even escort these race boats on their way to something called poker runs where they race up and down Barnegat Bay at outrageous speeds and with much noise.
There are laws that prevent motor boats without mufflers from operating on inland waterways, which the state marine police are responsible for patroling. Do they enforce the existing muffler law? No.
The people who use these boats evidently get their kicks from running up and down in the inland rivers. If the marine police enforced the existing muffler law, it would be a step in the right direction.
The cigarette boats should only be allowed to operate in the ocean. Supposedly that's what they were built for. Do we allow Formula One and Nascar race cars to operate on our public roads? No, they are restricted to appropriate race tracks. That's as it should be with these race-type speed boats.
These boats should only be allowed to go at moderate speeds in the rivers and bays in the daylight hours on their way to and from the ocean. Maybe they should be made to launch from marinas within a few yards of the ocean.
I hope the state legislators in Trenton feel guilty about this recent incident — because they are.
Ed King
BAY HEAD
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...5/1032/OPINION
On Aug. 3 a man was killed on the Metedeconk River about 1 a.m. He and some friends were in a small Boston Whaler, evidently with the appropriate lights on, cruising and watching the stars. They may have been struck by someone in one of those "go fast" speed boats commonly known as cigarette boats. The driver of the speeding boat didn't even stop — it was a hit and run.
Who is to blame? In addition to the driver of the boat, the legislators in Trenton are directly to blame. A few years ago, they had the opportunity to do something about these speed boats racing around on the inland waterways but chose to do nothing.
The marine police even escort these race boats on their way to something called poker runs where they race up and down Barnegat Bay at outrageous speeds and with much noise.
There are laws that prevent motor boats without mufflers from operating on inland waterways, which the state marine police are responsible for patroling. Do they enforce the existing muffler law? No.
The people who use these boats evidently get their kicks from running up and down in the inland rivers. If the marine police enforced the existing muffler law, it would be a step in the right direction.
The cigarette boats should only be allowed to operate in the ocean. Supposedly that's what they were built for. Do we allow Formula One and Nascar race cars to operate on our public roads? No, they are restricted to appropriate race tracks. That's as it should be with these race-type speed boats.
These boats should only be allowed to go at moderate speeds in the rivers and bays in the daylight hours on their way to and from the ocean. Maybe they should be made to launch from marinas within a few yards of the ocean.
I hope the state legislators in Trenton feel guilty about this recent incident — because they are.
Ed King
BAY HEAD
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08-14-2008, 06:43 AM
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Here is an example of another mental midget who has no clue as to the facts. This email came this morning.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Vaeth <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 5:23 pm
Subject: speedboat accident
Your constituents are murderers. Not enough police protection, You are a joke.
Bob Vaeth
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Vaeth <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 5:23 pm
Subject: speedboat accident
Your constituents are murderers. Not enough police protection, You are a joke.
Bob Vaeth
08-14-2008, 07:12 AM
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Here is an example of another mental midget who has no clue as to the facts. This email came this morning.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Vaeth <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 5:23 pm
Subject: speedboat accident
Your constituents are murderers. Not enough police protection, You are a joke.
Bob Vaeth
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Vaeth <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 5:23 pm
Subject: speedboat accident
Your constituents are murderers. Not enough police protection, You are a joke.
Bob Vaeth
08-14-2008, 07:16 AM
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08-14-2008, 07:25 AM
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The cigarette boats should only be allowed to operate in the ocean. Supposedly that's what they were built for. Do we allow Formula One and Nascar race cars to operate on our public roads? No, they are restricted to appropriate race tracks. That's as it should be with these race-type speed boats.
08-14-2008, 07:30 AM
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Dave Emails sent. It always infuriates me that when things like this come up there is very little sapport from us. People just don't seem to understand that their ability to drive these boats is in serious jepordy.
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08-14-2008, 08:01 AM
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Follow DaveP's lead folks - Keep your comments civil and your suggestions constructive. You can bet that some of the less-responsible posts made on OSO over the years are going to be brought up during the upcoming debates.
You can see for yourself where DaveP/NJPPC has made lots of progress with the local community by reaching out and understanding their point of view. We can share the waterway through courtesy and cooperation, or we can shoot ourselves in the foot by behaving as we have been stereotyped.
The problem as I see it is not so much the behavior of boaters that participate in forums like this and/or belong to various clubs or Poker Run groups. It's the mavericks that give us a bad name. I've met some of these "I can do whatever I want" cats, and have no time for them, but they are out there, driving boats like ours. (Not that this applies in this particular case.)
I support:
1: Education
2: Licensing (You've got to have something to take away if you want to get someone's attention.)
3: Enforcement where #'s 1 and 2 fail.
Just like the highways, this won't fix everything, but it's the best approach I can think of.
"Let's be careful out there...."
You can see for yourself where DaveP/NJPPC has made lots of progress with the local community by reaching out and understanding their point of view. We can share the waterway through courtesy and cooperation, or we can shoot ourselves in the foot by behaving as we have been stereotyped.
The problem as I see it is not so much the behavior of boaters that participate in forums like this and/or belong to various clubs or Poker Run groups. It's the mavericks that give us a bad name. I've met some of these "I can do whatever I want" cats, and have no time for them, but they are out there, driving boats like ours. (Not that this applies in this particular case.)
I support:
1: Education
2: Licensing (You've got to have something to take away if you want to get someone's attention.)
3: Enforcement where #'s 1 and 2 fail.
Just like the highways, this won't fix everything, but it's the best approach I can think of.
"Let's be careful out there...."
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08-14-2008, 10:39 AM
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Here is an example of another mental midget who has no clue as to the facts. This email came this morning.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Vaeth <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 5:23 pm
Subject: speedboat accident
Your constituents are murderers. Not enough police protection, You are a joke.
Bob Vaeth
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Vaeth <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 5:23 pm
Subject: speedboat accident
Your constituents are murderers. Not enough police protection, You are a joke.
Bob Vaeth
-Chris
