Trucking News: California lawmaker wants to turn I-5 and SR 99 into the Autobahn

[Mike]

If one California lawmaker gets his way, motorists on Interstate 5 and state Route 99 may get the needle on their vehicle’s speedometer all the way to the right side. A bill introduced on Feb. 15 calls for additional lanes on the highways that have no maximum speed limits.

On Feb. 15, Sen. John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa, introduced a bill that suggests an alternative to the struggling high-speed rail project that was approved to address the effect of congestion on greenhouse gas emissions. Rather than take cars off the road, get them from Point A to Point B at breakneck speeds.

California lawmaker wants to turn I-5 and SR 99 into the Autobahn

The Business Magazine for Professional Truckers

www.landlinemag.com

 

[Shreck]

If one California lawmaker gets his way, motorists on Interstate 5 and state Route 99 may get the needle on their vehicle’s speedometer all the way to the right side. A bill introduced on Feb. 15 calls for additional lanes on the highways that have no maximum speed limits.

On Feb. 15, Sen. John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa, introduced a bill that suggests an alternative to the struggling high-speed rail project that was approved to address the effect of congestion on greenhouse gas emissions. Rather than take cars off the road, get them from Point A to Point B at breakneck speeds.

California lawmaker wants to turn I-5 and SR 99 into the Autobahn

The Business Magazine for Professional Truckers

www.landlinemag.com

What could possibly go wrong with that idea?

 

[Mike]

What could possibly go wrong with that idea?

Between this and that high speed rail that was such a success, California is now light years ahead of the rest of the world!

 

[krelithous]

What could possibly go wrong with that idea?

I know right it's not like we don't drive like that anyways. Had to do 90 just to keep up with a few semis last night on the 405 out here it's 55 mpg for big rigs!!!

 

[Electric Chicken]

So basically do away with the tickets. Nothing else has to change.

In other words, instead of not usually getting cited, you never get cited.


But how you gonna do 90 in congestion anyway? Ain't like speed limits are the cause of that. Congestion is caused by people not knowing what they're doing or where they're going, red lights preventing the clearing of ramps before they get backed up, and too much traffic flow on city streets preventing the clearing of non-lighted ramps.

Going faster will be fun when it's already clear but it won't make the roads clear.

 

[Duck]

What could possibly go wrong with that idea?

The most radically far left whack job state in the country wants to thin its own herd with death and carnage, I say let's not stand in their way.