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2026 Speed Enforcement Safety on Highways

Think of the other folks on the road not just yourself.
 
I think the insurance companies will track our speed first. The new cars are just recording too much data and someone will pay for it.
 
NorCalBusa said:
AB 390 will expand the “slow down and move over” law to include any highway maintenance vehicle or any stationary vehicle using flashing hazard lights or warning devices such as cones and road flares. This means cars approaching this type of vehicle must move into another lane or slow down if changing lanes isn’t possible.
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So on a 3-lane freeway, if a bike rider simply moves so they're on the dotted white lines between lanes 2 & 3 but doesn't move completely into lane 2, that would be a violation, I assume?
 
senpai71 said:
So on a 3-lane freeway, if a bike rider simply moves so they're on the dotted white lines between lanes 2 & 3 but doesn't move completely into lane 2, that would be a violation, I assume?
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Only on Tuesdays & Fridays if its over 57 degrees and an odd numbered day.
 
bikeama said:
I think the insurance companies will track our speed first. The new cars are just recording too much data and someone will pay for it.
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Already happening.
 
Definitely already happening. Rental car companies track every bit of car movement from location to habits like fast acceleration or hard deceleration as well as speed, lane holding and even if your eyes are on the road. Hell they prolly even film you and have smoke detectors. Many folks opt for a plug in driving statistic detector to get cheaper insurance. In my area school zones installed cameras active 24/7 and give out slews of speeding tix. My friend got two in one day, but they come in the mail a couple weeks later.
 
Please remember Political stuff belongs in a different hood.

Thanks
 
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Do the mylar bags provided with FasTrax act as Faraday cages?
 
bojangle said:
I think so.
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Cool. I need new FasTrax as they seem to be vehicle linked. Fortunately the vehicles are kinda old, the newest is the ‘17 Ram Van. Otherwise 08, 6, 5, 4… bummer I sold the 1973 914… I liked cars from the last millennium.

Edit… my cars are quick and traffic is swift but I might have to venture into triple digits to deal. Every day. Only between the hours of ten and two. Otherwise I hide.
 
This vid is in another thread. It would be cool to have LEO comments
 
Dmitriy said:
Don't worry with all the vehicles having active Data connections, not long before they pass laws to have the car automatically snitch on you and ticket you and just charge your Apple Pay™ from your wireless car pay all in 1 go. No need to signage or speed shacks, 100% speed limit enforcement on ALL roads ALL the time....
The automation is all there ready to take over....

Get a carburated dirtbike if you really want to ride free....
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Why not take it a step further: use the car's electronics to monitor the speed, and once it hits the desired speed simply send a signal to force the car to slow itself down...
 
Alan_Hepburn said:
Why not take it a step further: use the car's electronics to monitor the speed, and once it hits the desired speed simply send a signal to force the car to slow itself down...
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To be honest it always surprised me that those "Auto drive Teslas hit motorcycles" stories had the Teslas speeding.

Why was the auto drive speeding?
 
Alan_Hepburn said:
Why not take it a step further: use the car's electronics to monitor the speed, and once it hits the desired speed simply send a signal to force the car to slow itself down...
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Because they will lose the source of revenue people automatically obeyed laws , duh.
 
berth said:
To be honest it always surprised me that those "Auto drive Teslas hit motorcycles" stories had the Teslas speeding.

Why was the auto drive speeding?
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You can set them to stay at the speed limit, within a certain mph over the speed limit, or within a certain percentage over the speed limit. So, it's still on the driver and what they set it.at.

Similarly, a driver can speed with old fashioned cruise control.

But how would you know whether or not the driver was using a form of automated driving?The company would have that data, and the driver would know, but it wouldn't be obvious to anyone else. Teslas can be driven manually like any other vehicle.

Also, let's be real, I don't think most people want their vehicle speed limited by outside forces. And in light traffic on a freeway, a vehicle driving 65 can actually present a greater hazard, IMO, when surrounding traffic is driving 75+.
 
bojangle said:
But how would you know whether or not the driver was using a form of automated driving?
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The stories about the Tesla hitting bikes were that they were in auto drive mode.

One suggestion was that since the bike they hit were at night, and baggers, and since the Tesla relies solely on visual cameras, it confused the lower brake lights on the bike with a car and was misjudging the distances and closing speeds.
 
I am try to confirm that all I really need for proof of insurance is company name and policy number.

I have spent a fair amount of time searching the Internet. The is a lot of inconclusive information.

This should be the best, yet still not clear

ARTICLE 1. Proof Requirements [16430 - 16436]​

( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
16431.
(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be given by the written certificate or certificates of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business within the state, that it has issued to or for the benefit of the person named therein a motor vehicle liability policy as defined in Section 16450, an automobile liability policy as defined in Section 16054, or any other liability policy issued for vehicles with less than four wheels that meets the requirements of Section 16056, which, at the date of the certificate or certificates, is in full force and effect. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the certificate or certificates issued under any liability policy set forth in this section shall be accepted by the department and satisfy the requirements of proof of financial responsibility of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter requires that an insurance carrier certify that there is coverage broader than that provided by the actual policy issued by the carrier.
california.public.law

California Vehicle Code section 16431 (2025)

Proof of financial responsibility may be given by the written certificate or certificates of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business…
california.public.law california.public.law

I have a bunch of insured vehicles so the paperwork is burdensome.

Dudes, help?
 
Butch said:
I am try to confirm that all I really need for proof of insurance is company name and policy number.

I have spent a fair amount of time searching the Internet. The is a lot of inconclusive information.

This should be the best, yet still not clear

ARTICLE 1. Proof Requirements [16430 - 16436]​

( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
16431.
(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be given by the written certificate or certificates of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business within the state, that it has issued to or for the benefit of the person named therein a motor vehicle liability policy as defined in Section 16450, an automobile liability policy as defined in Section 16054, or any other liability policy issued for vehicles with less than four wheels that meets the requirements of Section 16056, which, at the date of the certificate or certificates, is in full force and effect. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the certificate or certificates issued under any liability policy set forth in this section shall be accepted by the department and satisfy the requirements of proof of financial responsibility of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter requires that an insurance carrier certify that there is coverage broader than that provided by the actual policy issued by the carrier.
california.public.law

California Vehicle Code section 16431 (2025)

Proof of financial responsibility may be given by the written certificate or certificates of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business…
california.public.law california.public.law

I have a bunch of insured vehicles so the paperwork is burdensome.

Dudes, help?
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Well, you need written proof, which is generally a proof of insurance card provided by the insurance company, either in paper or digital form. Alternately, one could carry a copy of the actual policy, but the proof of insurance card is sufficient. Plus, you don't want the other party to know what your insurance limits are, which would be on the policy paperwork.

Sufficient proof is going to be the company name, policy number, dates valid, and vehicle(s) covered, which includes make model and VIN, and drivers covered. All that info appears on a proof of insurance card, plus usually additional info, such as the claims number and maybe the insurance agent's info. That's what police will look at to confirm proof of valid insurance. When we write a report, all we pit down on the report is the company name and policy number.

As far as drivers covered, that doesn't matter a whole lot, as a policy will cover any driver unless they're specifically excluded on a policy.
 
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