Snowmobile Speed Limits

There is a lot of talk in Augusta about posting speed limits on Maine’s snowmobile trails. Lobbyists, politicians, and game wardens think that introducing speed limits is a reasonable way to prevent fatalities and accidents that occur each year on snowmobiles. There are less severe measures that can be taken to control the death toll. Imposing this law wouldn’t shun away all snowmobilers, but enough to hurt the state’s economy considerably, which in turn hurts you, the taxpayer.

This year 96, 921 snowmobiles were registered in the state of Maine. That’s over $3 million in registration revenues alone. 24% of these registrations come from out of state vacationers who enjoy this great sport. (Registration and Revenue). The number of out of state registrations would decrease dramatically if the state enforced a speed limit. This is important because the non-residents pay twice what the residents do. In essence, their participation in the sport is twice as valuable from a financial standpoint.

There have been ten deaths to date this year on snowmobiles. Only two of these deaths have occurred on the trail. The eight accidents that didn’t occur on the trail were on lakes or

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