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If you could get a law passed for motorcycle safety, what would it be?

TheRiddler

TheRiddler

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Say you were theoretically in a position to introduce legislation into California's legislature. You have to take into account that motorcycle legislation needs to appeal to everyone. If you simply discriminate against cars, you'll never get anywhere. And you need to appeal to at least a majority of the legislature in both the Assembly and Senate.

What would you propose? What do you think would be the single best thing you could do to help motorcyclists in California?


My idea is something to do with licensing. Tiered licensing, or more frequent driving tests, or even just a required eye test at the DMV every time you renew your license.
 
I'm generally an advocate for fewer laws, as opposed to more. Enforcement of what we've got is a better first step towards m/c safety instead of more Big Brother-ness.

However, in the interest of staying on topic, it would be fun to see what tiered licensing could do.
 
I think tiered licensing is the best idea. Other than making it illegal for cars to make left turns anywhere in the entire state.
 
Addendum: you have to take into account that the state has no money.
 
TheRiddler said:
Addendum: you have to take into account that the state has no money.
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Actually, The State has negative money.

If you're being serious about the fiscal situation then there's no point in talking about it. Passing any law takes money, let alone enforcing it. Democratic bureaucracies tend to take a lot of cash to run, cuz of all the people involved n crap. A benevolent dictatorship might be a little cheaper and quicker, but I doubt folks would be on board for that type of thing.
 
DucatiHoney said:
Actually, The State has negative money.

If you're being serious about the fiscal situation then there's no point in talking about it. Passing any law takes money, let alone enforcing it. Democratic bureaucracies tend to take a lot of cash to run, cuz of all the people involved n crap. A benevolent dictatorship might be a little cheaper and quicker, but I doubt folks would be on board for that type of thing.
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I'd debate you on that point. Like the laws regarding talking on cell phones while driving. You can pass a law and say it has one intent (vehicle safety), which can result in having a separate side-effect (collection of fees from violators). The police force is already there, and no special agencies needed to be created. Granted, getting the law through the legislature has a cost in the form of time, and that can be translated into a monetary cost. I have no idea on the numbers (so I'm pulling this from nowhere), but I wouldn't be surprised if the net effect of the ban on talking/texting on cell phones resulted in a small increase in revenue.
 
Okay. Motorcycle safety on a budget. . .

Motorcycles are now illegal in the state of CA.

Anyone caught on a motorcycle will be summarily executed.
 
TheRiddler said:
I'd debate you on that point. Like the laws regarding talking on cell phones while driving. You can pass a law and say it has one intent (vehicle safety), which can result in having a separate side-effect (collection of fees from violators). The police force is already there, and no special agencies needed to be created. Granted, getting the law through the legislature has a cost in the form of time, and that can be translated into a monetary cost. I have no idea on the numbers (so I'm pulling this from nowhere), but I wouldn't be surprised if the net effect of the ban on talking/texting on cell phones resulted in a small increase in revenue.
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Actualy the costs to pass a law are quite large
 
Squidly McSmearstain said:
Tiered licensing AND proof of license required to purchase or register a motorcycle.
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This, plus work insurance in there somewhere. You know what, why not a blanket insurance law for ALL motorists... one with real consequences, like immediate seizure and sale of said vehicle...
 
TheRiddler said:
I'd debate you on that point. Like the laws regarding talking on cell phones while driving. You can pass a law and say it has one intent (vehicle safety), which can result in having a separate side-effect (collection of fees from violators). The police force is already there, and no special agencies needed to be created. Granted, getting the law through the legislature has a cost in the form of time, and that can be translated into a monetary cost. I have no idea on the numbers (so I'm pulling this from nowhere), but I wouldn't be surprised if the net effect of the ban on talking/texting on cell phones resulted in a small increase in revenue.
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Yeah, you have a point there--you've already got the CHP on the road, they're just looking for one more violation. That shouldn't cost anymore money. Then again, I'm always shocked when they don't clamp down on stuff that appears to be easy money (like carpool violations.)

Anyway, didn't mean to digress too much!
 
More stringent requirements for getting-- and renewing!-- a driver's license. Of any type. There are too many people behind the wheel that just shouldn't be, and no amount of regulations will magically improve them. They need to be removed.
 
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