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Slow/idle speed under bridges?
That's probably why the signs say "idle speed", not "idle RPMs".
That sounds like an interesting argument, ever tried it on a cop? I have never seen any enforcement at the Big Carlos bridge but I can imagine an over zealous deputy trying to enforce "no wake" in a flood tide. (FMP/FWC does seem smarter than that ... usually) This bay is draining about 400 square miles of sheet flow through 4 passes. When you have 17 inches of rain in a month that is a lot of water going under the bridge. As I said, it was 12 knots the other day on my GPS. That was what got me thinking about the sign. I was moving at ~3000 RPM, just to keep headway. |
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Slow/idle speed under bridges?
Geez. At 12 knots, you could have tied a rope to the bridge, threw on a
pair of waterski's, and popped up on plane. "Gfretwell" wrote in message ... That's probably why the signs say "idle speed", not "idle RPMs". That sounds like an interesting argument, ever tried it on a cop? I have never seen any enforcement at the Big Carlos bridge but I can imagine an over zealous deputy trying to enforce "no wake" in a flood tide. (FMP/FWC does seem smarter than that ... usually) This bay is draining about 400 square miles of sheet flow through 4 passes. When you have 17 inches of rain in a month that is a lot of water going under the bridge. As I said, it was 12 knots the other day on my GPS. That was what got me thinking about the sign. I was moving at ~3000 RPM, just to keep headway. |
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Slow/idle speed under bridges?
I guess it depends on the judge you get. :-) In my last two visits to local
courts, I've won minor skirmishes. And I'm not a trial lawyer, either. Just be armed with facts. Considering how poorly we pay Coast Guard people, you could probably buy an expert witness in return for a gift certificate to the nearest Bennigan's. "Gfretwell" wrote in message ... That's probably why the signs say "idle speed", not "idle RPMs". That sounds like an interesting argument, ever tried it on a cop? I have never seen any enforcement at the Big Carlos bridge but I can imagine an over zealous deputy trying to enforce "no wake" in a flood tide. (FMP/FWC does seem smarter than that ... usually) This bay is draining about 400 square miles of sheet flow through 4 passes. When you have 17 inches of rain in a month that is a lot of water going under the bridge. As I said, it was 12 knots the other day on my GPS. That was what got me thinking about the sign. I was moving at ~3000 RPM, just to keep headway. |
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