Seems like this bill was written to generate headlines more than anything else. There’s been a huge uptick in pedestrian/biker fatalities in my area (South Bay)

Seems like this bill was written to generate headlines more than anything else. There’s been a huge uptick in pedestrian/biker fatalities in my area (South Bay) over the past 5 years. Even in my neighborhood, a group of students got plowed through at a cross walk while they had right of way (my son bikes w/ them each morning, but was home sick that day; all lived, but bones broken and PT for some). Excessive speed was not a factor. In any event, very few of the pedestrian incidents were directly tied to speed. Lack of attention, not fit to drive (age), and DUI are almost always what’s listed in the police report. Either way, if the goal is simply to throw some regulations for a technical solution at a complex problem, then maybe focusing on inattention/distraction would be more useful. For instance, I’d be okay with being nagged by a chime (like w/ unbuckled belt) whenever my attention was not sufficiently on the road. Here’s my (biased) list of more productive suggestions to tackle: - make it legal for LE to pull over and cite cars for front window tint dark enough that pedestrians/bikers cannot see the drivers eyes (it’s now common for soccer moms at pickup to be rolling with 15-20% on fronts). And FFS just go ahead and impound anyone with a dark tint on their windshield. If repeat offender, impound vehicle. - Lifted trucks should require DOT-approved pedestrian-friendly bumpers or brush guards when driven on public roads. Additionally, inspect stamp during Smog testing to ensure they are DOT approved. If a lifted truck, or one w/o DOT-approved (off road) brush guard, is involved in accident that results in injury directly attributed to the modifications, charge owner with criminal negligence. - Require DMV road test every 10 years for license renewal; every 5 after age 60, and every 2 after 80. - Require cars to pass a basic headlight alignment test during smog testing. Aftermarket LEDs in halogen housings would be automatic fail. Registration cannot be renewed until corrected. - daytime sobriety checkpoints in neighborhoods. It doesn’t even need to be a test / checkpoint. It’s insane how often I see/smell cars driving by my house w/ drivers vaping cannabis to “take the edge off” after work (or whatever I’ve been told).