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California SB-319 Paves Way For An Unlimited Speed Autobahn

posted by martyb on Tuesday February 19 2019, @11:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the Wir-fahr'n-fahr'n-fahr'n-auf-der-Autobahn dept.

Brought to the floor by Senator John Moorlach of Orange County, SB-319 would direct the state's Department of Transportation to build two unlimited speed lanes on each side of Interstate 5 and State Route 99, the main north-south arteries linking cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento. The sections of the roadways in question run straight through the supremely flat Central Valley, making for ideal high-speed driving conditions.

Perhaps paradoxically, California's answer to the German autobahn would be paid for by the state's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The text of SB-319 points out that the recent collapse of California's ambitious plan for a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco, which was originally intended to trace the same route as the proposed unlimited speed lanes, has left residents without "access to high-speed, unabated transportation across the state."

http://www.thedrive.com/news/26554/california-might-add-lanes-with-no-speed-limits-to-major-highways

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by krishnoid on Wednesday February 20 2019, @01:06AM (4 children)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Wednesday February 20 2019, @01:06AM (#803793)

    I'd like to request a new 'Meds' moderation option, because 'Offtopic' doesn't seem like it's cutting it here.

    Starting Score:    1  point
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday February 20 2019, @01:17AM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Wednesday February 20 2019, @01:17AM (#803797)

    Just go ahead and mod it +1 Good Lord!

  • (Score: 5, Touché) by Magic Oddball on Wednesday February 20 2019, @01:23AM (2 children)

    by Magic Oddball (3847) on Wednesday February 20 2019, @01:23AM (#803801) Journal

    Or the option I often wish we had: "WTF?"

    • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @09:31AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @09:31AM (#803934)

      A neutral moderation (no +/-). Let's do this.

      • (Score: 2) by etherscythe on Tuesday March 05 2019, @02:21AM

        by etherscythe (937) on Tuesday March 05 2019, @02:21AM (#810099) Journal

        I thought that was "Disagree"?

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