SPEED KILLS

HIGHWAY SAFETY BILL HB-20014-01
Proposed

Speed Kills

Over the years, the mantra, SPEED KILLS, has been heard over and over again. According to some statistics, from 2009 as example, over 30% of highway fatalities involved speed greater than posted, or speed greater than conditions. More than 10,000 highway deaths per year can be attributed to SPEED.


Yet, American auto makers (and even more so, foreign auto makers) keep building faster and faster stock production models cars that will far surpass our nation’s highest speed limits. In fact, several automobiles will easily accelerate to more than double the speed of any posted highway speed!


These cars are made for one thing, and one thing only – SPEEDING! Speeding, on our nation’s streets and highways. They are built, TO BREAK THE LAW. And drivers of those autos, buy them knowing they are made to exceed all speed limits, otherwise, why spend that kind of money, when similar vehicles with far less capability can be purchased for less. Fact is, the faster a car can go, the more desirable they are to those who wish to SPEED. We should also extrapolate that in doing to, those driver/owners, knowingly buy autos that can not only be driven faster than any posted speed limit, but contribute to the horrible traffic fatalities. While not all drivers of such autos might not commit traffic violations with them, they know the autos have that capability. Speeds of 200 MPH and greater, are not out of the ordinary for some models. And, those autos can achieve those speeds in ridiculously short amount of  time. Speed in acceleration, extreme speeds on the top end, and even hard for law enforcement to match up with. Such advantages, and dangers, must be banned from our roadways.


Why build such a car? Why buy such a car?  One answer for both – BUILT WITH  THE INTENT TO BREAK THE LAW! And every auto dealer of such cars, KNOW IT!


I am proposing a Bill to outlaw the production and sale of any of the excessively fast production cars, referred to hereafter as AEHS (Auto of Extremely High Speeds) capable of powering an auto faster than 20% over any of the highest posted speed limits, or 95 MPH maximum. Such production cars shall no longer be manufactured after Jan. 1, 2015. A full list of those automobiles will be assimilated into the Bill. (Examples: Corvette ZR1, Ford GT-500, Dodge Viper SRT10, Cadillac CTS-V, etc.)


Also, no person shall modify any automobile that can exceed the legal top speed limit of 95 MPH. Any such modifications, mod-kits, accessories, and equipment that can be used to modify such autos, shall be banned.

In addition, to avoid any mis-identification of an Auto of Extremely High Speed, no automobiles shall be painted in colors that might be confused with AEHS autos, such as RED or ORANGE, or Racing Green.

In addition, no “Racing Stripes” shall be permitted, and no “mag” or “racing” style wheels to be applied to any automobile.  Such modifications can only contribute to a driver’s temptation to “speed”.

All importation of automobiles that would fall under the U.S. Automobile AEHS restrictions, shall be banned in the U.S..

All such automobiles, and accessories of a nature described in the aforementioned, shall be turned in for destruction, no later than Dec. 1, 2014.. Possession of such an automobile, or accessories, shall be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, and a second offense shall be a Class D felony. (Exception: Any such automobile, to be kept for collectible purposes, shall be inspected, and governing devices shall be placed upon the motor that will hinder it from accelerating more than parade speeds of 15 MPH , and semi-annual inspections shall be made by the state DMV Enforcement Agents.)

In conclusion, there is simply no lawful need (except for law enforcement agencies who may need the added power and speed to catch violators) for a private citizen to possess any automobile which has but one purpose, and that is to VIOLATE THE LAW, by accelerating to dangerous speeds, risking life and property. And any owner/driver in possession of such an automobile shall automatically be suspect in a crime of SPEEDING, and contributing to the deaths on our nation’s highways.