RiverLiver
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Costa Mesa CA
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60' Hatteras
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Posted: June 13 2004,8:00 am |
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This was posted by Elsinore Cop
In order to preserve the high speed zone, I wrote those ordinances over a year ago at the request of city staff. Looks like the City Council finally passed them. The goal is to keep safety above everything else. However, we didn't want to lose the high speed boat crowd. Many manufacturers come to Lake Elsinore to do testing and demo for customers.
The HTM crash had a ripple effect and caused concern. This is still the only lake in So Cal with a high speed zone. Amatuer boaters and PWCs are all over that lake and cut through the high speed zone on summer weekends. Its just too crowded on those days on that little lake for 100 mph runs. If you've never been out there on a weekday, you won't believe the difference.
The ordinances are based on standard safety guidelines: visible helmet, hi-speed life jacket, kill switch. These aren't too unreasonable for 80 mph plus.
The ordinance regarding mooring to buoys and other markers is already state and federal law, as Boat Cop pointed out. However, the citation by city ordinance is a simpler process.
I was pushing to move the 35 mph limit on the lake to 40 or 45 mph, but that didn't go through. I'll check on it to see if it is still possible.
Since transferring out of the station, I'm not in the loop on day-to-day activities, but come back to help out on an occasional weekend day. I'll be out there on the police boat this afternoon. BTW, Perris Lake is 35 mph, no alcohol, no high speed zone...so Elsinore's new ordinances are still less restrictive and more speed boat friendly.
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