Gavin Newsom vetoes California bill requiring speed monitors in new cars

San Francisco Chronicle / 9-28-24

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have required speed monitors in new cars built or sold in California to alert drivers when they go 10 miles per hour or more over the speed limit.

The bill, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D–San Francisco, faced Republican pushback that claimed it would impose an “extreme burden” on the majority of those on the road who are responsible drivers.

In his veto message, Newsom said he did not want to impose vehicle safety standards in California beyond what the federal government requires.

SNIP

The legislation would have required that all new cars beginning in 2030 have speed monitors that would use a sound or visual alert once each time the threshold was passed.

LINK (paywall): https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/speed-governor-bill-signed-19795670.php

QUOTRE (from the link): Marta Lindsey, communications director for Walk San Francisco, a nonprofit that advocates for safety policies for pedestrians: " It’s just so common sense, like seat belts and rear cameras and airbags. This is just the next thing.”

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I support the veto. A "beep" isn't going to slow anybody down.