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Democrats seem to have a talent for coming up with creative ways to micromanage our lives. The latest stroke of genius from California is a “speed governor” to control your driving. So, what’s a speed governor? Well, it’s a device that will make sure you can’t go more than ten mph over the speed limit. And it’s San Francisco lawmakers who are championing this one. How reassuring that in a city drowning in homelessness, with streets littered with unspeakable things, a drug nightmare, rampant shoplifting, spiraling crime, and businesses making a run for it, they’re zeroing in on slightly speedy drivers as the big problem. Clearly, going slightly over the speed limit is the major threat in Northern California.
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.
“The tragic reality is that a lot of people are being severely injured or dying on our streets in San Francisco and throughout the country, and it’s getting worse,” Wiener told the Chronicle.
“We have speed limits, and they exist for a reason. And it’s perfectly reasonable to say you can’t travel more than 10 miles over the speed limit,” Wiener said. “That’s what this bill will do. It’s very reasonable, and it’s an idea whose time has come.”
The truth is that the left’s fixation on controlling every aspect of life is hitting alarmingly new heights. It seems they’re now challenging China in the race for tyrannical overreach.
This “nanny state” scenario in California raises some serious concerns. What if you’re in a situation where you need to speed away from danger, but your car can’t go more than ten mph over the speed limit? Sure, you might stand a chance if the thug is also in a 2027 or newer car. But if they’re in an older, unrestricted model? Well, you’re probably a goner. But hey, at least you didn’t go over the speed limit, and that’s what really matters, right?
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