From the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: BILL NUMBER: SB 1174 VETOED DATE: 09/30/2008 To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 1174 without my signature. Although I recognize the challenges that the blind and visually impaired must overcome when interacting with the motoring public, this bill attempts to solve a national traffic safety problem though the California Energy Commission. Currently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Society of Automotive Engineers International, and the automotive industry are collaborating on research to address this problem. Since the State of California has no authority over vehicle design, except for purposes of controlling air pollution emissions, and there is value in creating conforming standards throughout the nation, this issue should be handled at the federal level. For these reasons, I am returning this bill without my signature. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger This stealthy bit of legislation is dead. Stealthy because the title of the bill was terribly misleading. Regardless, it is no longer a problem. Bob Wilson
Great news, Bob! Thanks for your hard work in communicating with various groups and politicians to squelch this issue. The government at all levels has more important issues to deal with than getting hybrid vehicles to make more noise. I suspect that the "governator" is secretly laughing at all this foolishness!
Not only was it signed, the explanation made sense and was clear. (Did Arnold actually write that?) That's rather rare in a lot of official letters.
