--- In [email protected], "Neil Arlidge" <ne...@...> wrote: > >> > I am such a miserable old g1t that I am glad that the police will finally > have clear cut powers to breathalyse boaters who are invoved in an incident, > where people are injured, thgrough their actions. This is shirley the only > time this law will be used? I just cannot believe all these stories of > hundreds of BW??? staff nicking people for drinking on their boats when tied > up. For many years TNC have not boated over the limit. > Having had my old boat smacked by two pi$$ heads and 400 quids worth of > damage done to the cratch and cover (fortuately my daugther, who was sitting > in the front, only had a few tiny cuts as I had fitted laminated glass) I am > not really that worried. > They had lager cans piled up on the rear hatch, stunk of alchohol, were > abusive and threatening. They had no insurance as it became compulsotry the > next year. Mind you, back then it was easy with a licenced boat, with a > mooring (getting rare nowadays) to note the chainage code and get the > bu&&ers later. > > Of course I am peed off that this leads to more legistation, with the > enevitable "boat drivers licence". Oh well at least it will keep BMF members > busy as the boaters are bled dry. Also as mentioned elsewhere, it will not > effect jet skis and low powered tenders, under 7m, where most boat related > injuries / deaths occur.
It could be argued that driver of the average narrowboat over 23ft in length, travelling on the average narrow canal would not be affected on the grounds that speed of travel would be reasonably expected to be less than seven knots. Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com
