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Auggie

(31,802 posts)
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 10:23 AM Jan 2024

California could require car 'governors' that limit speeding to 10 mph over posted limits

San Francisco Chronicle / January 24, 2024

California would become the first state to require new vehicles be equipped with speed governors — technology that limits how fast they can be driven — under legislation by San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener.

The bill, introduced Wednesday, would require cars and trucks of the 2027 model year or later that are built or sold in California to include speed governors that would prohibit motorists from driving more than 10 mph over posted speed limits.

The legislation aims to address the epidemic of traffic deaths in the Bay Area and California, Wiener said. Traffic fatalities rose during the pandemic in San Francisco and nationwide, and speed factors in about a third of traffic deaths across the country, according to the National Safety Council. The National Highway Safety Administration estimated more than 40,000 traffic fatalities in 2022.

SNIP

Cars subject to the speed-governor requirement wouldn’t be able to drive faster than 80 mph on state highways with a post 70 mph speed limit, for example. The bill would also apply to city driving as motorists wouldn’t be able to drive faster than 35 mph in quiet residential streets with 25 mph speed limits.

LINK (paywall): https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/car-speed-governors-bill-18624126.php

This bill won't pass the legislature. Newsom wouldn't sign it either. There are other ways to limit speed.

I can't imagine a better anti-California talking point for MAGATs than this over-regulating legislation from Scott Wiener. He handed it to them on a silver platter.

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California could require car 'governors' that limit speeding to 10 mph over posted limits (Original Post) Auggie Jan 2024 OP
Don't we have a Constitutional right to speed doc03 Jan 2024 #1
Agree with you 100%. This gives the MAGATs an excellent talking point about supposed progressive overreach. beaglelover Jan 2024 #2
Lehtos Law mentions that very thing, of possible overreach. TheBlackAdder Jan 2024 #13
Terrible, terrible idea California zeusdogmom Jan 2024 #3
The idea is to save lives, that matters, no? nt TeamProg Jan 2024 #12
In that case let's make the speed limit five MPH The Mouth Jan 2024 #16
Don't blame the entire state of California Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #15
During COVID is when I noticed people driving 90-100 mph louis-t Jan 2024 #4
this is already a feature available to auto driving cars getagrip_already Jan 2024 #5
Yup, the tech is already there. Just link the speed sign or speed gps signal to the cruise control...the problem is mitch96 Jan 2024 #7
Stupid idea NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #6
Hmmmm, I've never been in a situation like that nor has anyone I know. Can you give us a hard example of such an event TeamProg Jan 2024 #11
The 35 over 25 on residential streets works for me. Tikki Jan 2024 #8
What an idiot The Mouth Jan 2024 #9
Doing that in an election year when so much is at stake in November. What a maroon. TheBlackAdder Jan 2024 #14
I think it's A GREAT IDEA! I mean, we DO HAVE SPEED LIMITS, right???!?! What's so hard TeamProg Jan 2024 #10
I'd rather get rid of speed limits on freeways The Mouth Jan 2024 #17

beaglelover

(4,053 posts)
2. Agree with you 100%. This gives the MAGATs an excellent talking point about supposed progressive overreach.
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 10:29 AM
Jan 2024

zeusdogmom

(1,048 posts)
3. Terrible, terrible idea California
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 10:31 AM
Jan 2024

Pay attention to stuff that really matters. Don’t micromanage and regulate people and businesses.

louis-t

(23,720 posts)
4. During COVID is when I noticed people driving 90-100 mph
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 10:35 AM
Jan 2024

They haven't stopped. Police presence on the freeways is definitely down.

getagrip_already

(17,440 posts)
5. this is already a feature available to auto driving cars
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 10:42 AM
Jan 2024

BMW for example, has tech that will read road siigns and adjust the cars speed accordingly. So if the road speed changes, the car will track along with it.

I saw it work on a trip to germany. Very interesting tech.

Just mentioning it. Not advocating it. this would be very expensive to implement on all models.

mitch96

(14,658 posts)
7. Yup, the tech is already there. Just link the speed sign or speed gps signal to the cruise control...the problem is
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 11:02 AM
Jan 2024

that the communities that make money off of speeders would loose a TON of revenue...
You want safe? or you want revenue...
m

 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
11. Hmmmm, I've never been in a situation like that nor has anyone I know. Can you give us a hard example of such an event
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 06:12 PM
Jan 2024

that happened?





Tikki

(14,795 posts)
8. The 35 over 25 on residential streets works for me.
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 12:09 PM
Jan 2024

We live near the bottom of a hill. More then many vehicles make the turn off a major city street and hit 50mph by the time
they pass our home. This is in a 25mph zone.

Tikki

 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
10. I think it's A GREAT IDEA! I mean, we DO HAVE SPEED LIMITS, right???!?! What's so hard
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 06:09 PM
Jan 2024

about that?

And what about Law & Order Repukes?

Speeding kills, positively, absolutely, we all know it does.

It kills BEARS, too.

The Mouth

(3,285 posts)
17. I'd rather get rid of speed limits on freeways
Tue Jan 30, 2024, 12:19 PM
Jan 2024

and completely ban all speed regulators on commercial vehicles.

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