Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #34
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   From: mswaney@bcoe.butte.k12.ca.us (Mary Swaney)
Subject: Re: CA speed changes
   Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 12:14:57 -0500

>Ralph Alder writes:
>
>> In a message dated 95-11-29 09:47:35 EST, IYF0MSI@mvs.oac.ucla.edu (Michael
>> Simmons) writes:
>>
>> >CA will be going back to 65 on most freeways and 70 on the rural
>> >highways that now have 65 -- basically a return to the situation before
>> >1974.  The only exceptions will be freeways that have had the lanes
>> >narrowed or had the median emergency parking removed in order to
>> >fit in another lane.
>>
>> I might add that the only thing that will change will be that we now will be
>> able to concentrate on what's up ahead and not keep watching the rear view
>> mirror for the dreaded Black and Whites.  I doubt that the speeds on the
>> freeways will change much...traffic conditions permitting the traffic flow
>> moves at around 65-70mph or more most of the time anyway.
>
>A good point, Ralph.  This should actually improve safety on the
>freeways, shouldn't it?  I may actually drive within the speed limit at
>times and be able to watch where I'm going *all* the time.  Not on my
>commute on the Ventura Freeway, though, which will stay 55
>because of the modifications that narrowed the lanes and took away
>the center emergency parking.  Of course, that only matters outside of
>rush hour, anyway.
>
>> Gee, maybe we can get some of the brain dead people who drive 55 in the #land
>> 2 lanes to get out of the way and over to the right where they belong.
>
>I doubt it, unfortunately.  These people seem to be oblivious to their
>surroundings.  Maybe the CHP will go back to moving these people out
>of the way since they constitute a safety hazard (IMO).
>
>Mike Simmons
>'90 White A
>SoCal


Unfortunately, even though Gov. Wilson signed the spped limit increase law
over a month ago and President Clinton signed the federal repeal, the CHP
has decided that they are going to keep enforcing the 55 limit. Their
rationale is that they don't have the signs to post the 70 & 65 limits. I
say, "Use the signs that you took down when the limit was lowered from 70
to 55!"

The person in charge of the CHP should remember that the Governor & State
Legislature are his bosses. If he won't implement the directed change, then
he should resign immediately. BTW, when the unconstitutional 55 limit was
rammed down on the states, the man in charge of the CHP, then, DID resign,
saying that he could not enforce an illegal law.

DENNIS B. Swaney
Team "I'm on highway 70 so isn't the limit 70?"