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Interestingly, California has essentially put itself in the position of dictating emissions standards for the entire USA because it imposes the strictest requir
by dont__panic 4y ago
Interestingly, California has essentially put itself in the position of dictating emissions standards for the entire USA because it imposes the strictest requirements, and California is a large enough market that carmakers won't ignore it (but small enough that it's not worth separate SKUs).
I wonder what would happen if California, or New York, or a consortium of smaller blue states like New England imposed safety standards that banned or heavily penalized trucks and SUVs over 4,000 lbs, oversized A pillars, etc.
Would the automakers blink, and start making cars safer? Or would they just start selling the dangerous vehicles only in red states? Would blue states start to ticket dangerous vehicles purely for existing on roads?
- mitchdoogle 4y agoIt'd last a couple years then be thrown out by the conservative SCOTUS
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoWhere in the Constitution is vehicle size a protected right?
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoCommerce clause. (Yes I know it's not a "right" but there's no political will to ban it federally so the distinction doesn't matter much here.) And given the choice between putting up with oversized vehicles and completely eviscerating federal authority to set rules for individuals and small local businesses and organizations (which is what reinterpreting the commerce clause would lead to) oversized vehicles doesn't seem that bad.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoWe are talking about the SCOTUS striking down state safety standards for vehicles. I dont think they would. I'm in NH and drive a modded Subaru and I'm getting fisted by CA emissions standards. Will the SCOTUS back me up when I sue CA? Edit: Ooh! There is apparently a lawsuit over this exact issue. I guess we can wait and see!