User Conflicts - An Analysis

The Symptoms
 
Accidents, close calls

Tension between boaters - an equivalent to "road rage"

Tension between boaters and homeowners

The Causes
 

The Cures

Enforcement

Education

 Separate conflicting activities

Above all, one must accept that there will always be those who don't cooperate

Old Solutions that no longer make sense

  Ban an activity (no wake, idle speed, minimum speed, no fishing/skiing, speed limit, no power boats, no boats...)

All of the following approaches seek to lessen the need for law enforcement by banning an entire category of boats.

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