Interesting CA traffic law updates...

[Moses]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

All it amounts to is a "revenue maximization tactic" for their favorite unconstitutional pet projects - the red light cameras.

Bingo.

[kjb]

Originally Posted by Moses

From wisegeek.com;

"The minimum sample cannot be less than 100 vehicles. After the sample is taken, the speed that 85% of the vehicles are traveling at or below will be the proper speed limit for that particular road. The vehicles traveling above that speed can be singled out and ticketed."

I doubt that any speed limits are actually lowered using that process. Show me a road where the 85th percentile of the speed distribution of free-flowing traffic is lower than the speed limit. I'd guess that number is about 80 mph on most California freeways - the 15th percentile may be at the speed limit.

/ J

[Moses]

Originally Posted by kjb

I doubt that any speed limits are actually lowered using that process. Show me a road where the 85th percentile of the speed distribution of free-flowing traffic is lower than the speed limit. I'd guess that number is about 80 mph on most California freeways - the 15th percentile may be at the speed limit.

/ J

You are probably right.

[Hugh R]

Originally Posted by the

That'd be ok, but the problem with cell phone use/inattention is that there usually isn't a whole lot of weaving, etc. Everything is going fine - until the impact.

I disagree completely! I can spot a cell phone talker in front of me way ahead. You can just see it, the drifting, the poor way they make a hard left or right turn, hard to do with only one hand. I ALMOST never talk on a cell phone, and on the really rare occassion, only hands free. I NEVER initiate a call while driving. I've come really close to getting hit twice in my local supermarket parking by women driving and chatting. Both times they give a "Hey, can't you see I'm driviing and talking on my phone!" look.