California Dreamin’ about Roads with No Speed Limits
A couple roads in California could add a couple lanes with no speed limits upon the passage of a new bill.
Both north- and southbound Interstate 5 and State Route 99 are the subject matter, as Sen. John Moorlach, R-Cal, proposed SB319. This legislation suggests adding lanes on a 240-mile stretch between Stockton and Bakersfield on I-5 and 230 miles on CA-99.
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The benefits
The end goal for this action is to cut down idling traffic, resulting in the reduction of greenhouse gases. Another benefit for this plan would be decreasing congestion.
Moorlach also advises that this measure may deter traffic accidents, making highways safer.
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If adopted, the law states that funding for the construction of the four lanes would come from the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
The current law
California’s current speed law is 100 mph, which this bill would eliminate in only the added lanes above.
In its speed law, a first violation of surpassing 100 mph received a $500 fine. When a driver repeats this offense in three years, he or she gets slapped with a $750 fine. If the offense happens for a third time in the five years after the first offense, the driver forks over $1,000 with the state suspending his or her license.
While it’s not the speedster’s achieved dream of all-lane freedom of high speed, an additional lane with unlimited speed may be enough to keep California roadways moving with cleaner air. The X-factor for this situation obviously would be drivers maintaining control of their vehicle at a high speed.
Source: Motortrend.com
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