Will a Speed Limit Solve the Anclote River Safety Problem?

Although the city’s proposal for , a new regulation is being put in motion.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that the city of Tarpon Springs has revealed the state’s rejection along with the improvement of a speed limit instead of a wake zone.

According to the Times,

“The legitimate fear now is that boaters heading to the Gulf of Mexico from Tarpon Springs' existing no-wake zone (stretching about a mile between the bridge at Alternate U.S. 19 and Marker 32) will gun their engines and either fail to throttle down in a timely manner as they reach the park or create sizable wakes as they slow to the new slower speed limit.”

There is no support that shows the speed limit will completely resolve the issue, but it will serve as a moderator for the traffic between the Anclote River Park boat ramps and the channel.

However, the Times reports that Tarpon Springs police Chief Robert Kochen is not satisfied with the addition.

"This part of the river is dangerous,'' said Tarpon Springs police Chief Robert Kochen. "That whole portion of the river, in my opinion, needs to have some kind of restriction. This river needs safety measures.''

Read more in the Times’ story.

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