Improper Speed

Boat creating a wake

Maryland law states that these dangerous operating practices are illegal.

Improper Speed is not maintaining a proper speed while operating a vessel. Specifically, it is illegal to operate a vessel:

At an excessive speed in the vicinity of other vessels or in dangerous waters
At greater than “minimum wake speed” in any posted minimum wake zone
At greater than the posted speed limit on any body of water

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