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Not “considering” in any serious way. Proposed by one wealthy GOP State Senator from an area full of wealthy anti-tax hard liners who like to speed around unsaf

Not “considering” in any serious way. Proposed by one wealthy GOP State Senator from an area full of wealthy anti-tax hard liners who like to speed around unsafely in their sports cars, and don’t like the concept of a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Here’s the district: https://calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/37th-District.jpg https://calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/37th-Dist... This bill is never going anywhere. The GOP is now 10/40 seats in the CA State Senate (2 seats vacant), and 19/80 in the CA State Assembly.

ddoolin 8y ago
Yep. I live in said district and this could not be any more true. I don't have just one or two anecdotes, but hundreds and I've only lived here for a relatively short amount of time. I drive a red Model S and people attempt to race all the time (once out of every few times I go out, or more often), and even then they drive super aggressively and fast. On YouTube, many of the high speed driving videos are filmed here, too. I'm not going to say this should have any bearing on the merits bill at hand, but your characterization is absolutely correct.
- dsl 8y ago
  > I drive a red Model S and people attempt to race all the time I saw a documentary about this once called 'Fast and Furious'. You just need to find the fastest guys and beat them.
badmadrad 8y ago
"wealthy" is bad I guess..your socialist stripes are showing...that being said, i know plenty of poor people that would love to speed. another benefit is that this would help with unclogging the courts with tickets and reduce the strain on the criminal justice system.
- jacobolus 8y ago
  Wealthy people are not inherently bad. But this part of Orange County has a culture of extremely aggressive and entitled driving by folks in very expensive cars. Among the most dangerous and unpleasant driving I have experienced anywhere in the USA.

ddoolin 8y ago

Yep. I live in said district and this could not be any more true. I don't have just one or two anecdotes, but hundreds and I've only lived here for a relatively short amount of time. I drive a red Model S and people attempt to race all the time (once out of every few times I go out, or more often), and even then they drive super aggressively and fast. On YouTube, many of the high speed driving videos are filmed here, too. I'm not going to say this should have any bearing on the merits bill at hand, but your characterization is absolutely correct.

dsl 8y ago
> I drive a red Model S and people attempt to race all the time I saw a documentary about this once called 'Fast and Furious'. You just need to find the fastest guys and beat them.

badmadrad 8y ago

"wealthy" is bad I guess..your socialist stripes are showing...that being said, i know plenty of poor people that would love to speed. another benefit is that this would help with unclogging the courts with tickets and reduce the strain on the criminal justice system.

jacobolus 8y ago
Wealthy people are not inherently bad. But this part of Orange County has a culture of extremely aggressive and entitled driving by folks in very expensive cars. Among the most dangerous and unpleasant driving I have experienced anywhere in the USA.