Democratic Sen. Scott Weiner proposed adding speed-limiting technology to prevent drivers from going 10 miles per hour over the designated limits.
A new bill is being proposed in California that may further irritate drivers.
Democratic Sen. Scott Weiner has proposed adding speed-limiting technology that would reduce a car’s acceleration if the driver goes more than 10 miles per hour over the designated limit.
If passed, Senate Bill 961 would require 2027 model year vehicles made or sold in California to have the system, eight years before the state bans the sale of gasoline-powered cars in 2035.
However, the new bill has drawn criticism, with some people claiming that Weiner is trying to create a “police state” due to technology with tracking capabilities.
However, the new bill has drawn criticism, with some people claiming that Weiner is trying to create a “police state” due to technology with tracking capabilities.
The device is also connected to the engine, allowing it to restrict the vehicle’s air and fuel flow above the speed limit. This in turn stops acceleration beyond the 10 mile per hour limit.
The senator shared details about the proposal about X, which generated several negative comments.
One user responded: ‘Basically taking steps towards a police state… In this case I got it wrong.
Another user found a solution by noting that he would be purchasing a new vehicle out of state.
Some X members went so far as to call Weiner a “fascist” and another called for him to be impeached.
However, Weiner said the bill is the solution to the increase in traffic deaths in the state.
A recent report from a national transportation research group found that traffic deaths in the state increased 22 percent from 2019 to 2022, compared to 19 percent in the U.S. overall, according to the data included in your ad.
In 2022, 4,400 Californians died in car accidents, according to the report.
“The alarming increase in road deaths is unbearable and demands an urgent response,” Wiener said in a statement.
‘There is no reason for anyone to go over 100 miles per hour on a public road, yet in 2020, the California Highway Patrol issued over 3,000 tickets for that violation alone. Preventing reckless speeding is a common sense strategy to avoid these absolutely unnecessary and heartbreaking accidents.’
Speed governors are devices with sensors that pull information from GPS and cameras and determine how fast the car is traveling.
The device is also connected to the engine, allowing it to restrict the vehicle’s air and fuel flow above the speed limit.
This in turn stops acceleration beyond the 10 mile per hour limit.
Some members of X even called Weiner a “fascist” and another called for his impeachment.
Non-emergency vehicles could be exempt from the rule if the California Highway Patrol Commissioner authorized deactivation of the technology based on specific criteria.
The text of the bill also states that drivers will be able to temporarily override the technology.
“This speed limiting technology already exists,” Wiener shared on X.
“The European Union is moving in this direction and the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended adopting the requirement at the national level.”
The EU’s plan to stop drivers involves an airplane-like “black box” to record speed, as well as driving and location data.
X user Jeane commented saying: “This is the US….not the EU.”
However, the EU’s plan to stop drivers involves an airplane-like “black box” to record speed, as well as driving and location data.
The information could also be used to prosecute a speeding driver after an accident.
Weiner’s bill follows a striking move by the state to reduce the number of gas guzzlers on the roads.
Automakers are now required to reduce the number of gasoline vehicles they sell to meet the first installment of the plan that requires 35 percent of new cars, SUVs and small trucks sold in California by 2026 to be zero-emission vehicles. .
The quota increases every two years: 51 percent by 2028, 68 percent by 2030 and then 100 percent of all new vehicles sold five years later would have to be powered by batteries; 20 percent of these sold may be plug-in hybrids.