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Posted by }<)))*> StriperChaser on November 14, 2005, 6:39 pm Tuesday, November 08, 2005 The council was formed after an August boat collision that killed a By Jay Conley The Roanoke Times MONETA -- While the Smith Mountain Lake Water Safety Council has made a number To that end, the task force recommended Monday a mandatory boater education A similar requirement for Last month, the task force The task force was formed in September after an August boat collision that In that nighttime collision, a Moneta man was charged with crashing his On hand for Monday's meeting was Charlie Sledd, the program development Link: Read the full article
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Council recommends bill on boater education
Moneta couple.
of recommendations regarding proposed laws aimed at making the lake safer for
boaters, the citizens organization said Monday its top priorities are enhancing law
enforcement and educating boaters on proper boater operation.
bill th at would require all personal watercraft operators to complete a
safe-boating course within
three years after the law
takes effect.
boaters with a four-year
time frame was also
approved.
backed proposed legislation
that included creating a 55
mph daytime speed limit
and a 25 mph nighttime
limit, as well as a noise limit for boat engines and a proposal to increase from
nine to 19 the number of game wardens patrolling the lake.
killed a Moneta couple.
high-performance boat into the couple's cabin cruiser from behind. Authorities
say speed is considered to have been a factor in the collision.
director for the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
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