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Jetskiers to be fined $200 if caught by new radar gun if speeding in Bay of Plenty waters
10 Dec, 2020 04:12 AM
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Jetskiers are being urged to watch their speed and get their craft registered. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Those with a need for speed will need to think twice as a speed radar gun is being trialed to crack-down on jetskiers.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council s Harbourmaster team will be trialing the new tool to improve safety on the water this summer, aimed at catching jetskiers breaking the boating rules.
Regional harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters said warnings and education had been used instead of issuing fines over the last couple of years, but a large number of jetskiers were now flouting the rules - that needed to change.