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Re: Speed limits



Jeremy Hansen (jeremyh@needa) wrote:
: Ok, so now that Congress is putting speed limits into the hands
: of the states, who can we contact to get these speed limits
: raised in California?  Or maybe even eliminated on those long,
: straight, lonely roads..!

Definitely not Barbara Boxer or Diane Feinstein.  They voted to have 
the Feds continue to tell us what the CA speed limits should be.  I guess
they don't trust themselves so set their own speed limits properly.

Additionally, mentioned in today's Sacto. Bee newspaper, related changes
that are now in the works are 1) Removing federally imposed seatbelt laws, 
2) removing Federally imposed truck speed limit laws (in the Assembly now), 
and changes to helmet laws on motorcycles.

I doubt if CA will move to bring the speed limits up on many highways.  The
CHP spoksman indicated that they'd only do it on an estimated 1500 miles
of CA highways.  Let's face it.  Giving speeding tickets allows them to get
new toys, along with filling a nearly-bankrupt state's treasury and it's
unlikely that they'll give up this revenue source.