Q: Why ought to auto producers be allowed to make automobiles able to touring 85 to 90 mph or increased? One option to deal with it could be to place a tool on engines to restrict how briskly they may go. That might get would-be speeders’ consideration.
David Ogilvie, South San Francisco
A: I’m sure it could. There's discuss placing a tool, a governor, on automobiles and SUVs to restrict how briskly they may go on metropolis streets and different roads. The thought has gained momentum following the August crash when actress Anne Heche was getting into extra of 80 mph on residential streets in Los Angeles earlier than her automotive hit a home and burst into flames.
The thought can also be being thought of for business automobiles. The Federal Motor Service Security Administration (FMCSA) goes to attempt once more to mandate velocity limiters for heavy vans and different business automobiles.
FMCSA intends to suggest a rule, a follow-up to a 2016 proposed rule collectively issued by FMCSA and the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration. The 2016 proposal by no means made it to a last regulation, and by no means got here up with a proposed most velocity, though potential limits of 60, 65, and 68 mph had been mentioned.
Q: Labor Day has come and gone and the remaining stops off Freeway 101 close to Camp Roberts are nonetheless closed. Have they got a brand new “promise” date when they'll open? It’s a handy cease for all, and at all times busy.
Keith Lyall
A: The anticipated opening date for the Camp Roberts relaxation areas has been pushed again to subsequent spring because of provide chain delays of major electrical change gear. The arrival date for elements slipped from Might of this 12 months to December.
Q: I used to be buying at Harmony Costco the opposite day and seen a big canine sitting in a brand-new Tesla with all of the home windows up. One other individual noticed it, too. A involved citizen looking for animals, I known as the Harmony Police. Simply as the opposite individual was able to smash the window, the police suggested me that when a brand new Tesla with its home windows up will get to a sure temperature, the a/c kicks on mechanically. Too dangerous Tesla has saved this secret and too dangerous they don’t put a warning on the window, advising the general public that an animal is OK sitting within the automotive with no home windows down.
Simply then, the proprietor returned to his automotive and stated the a/c would kick in if the within received too scorching. One other 5 seconds and he could be paying for a brand new window on his Tesla.
Kathleen Farley, Harmony
A: Tesla must take heed to you, and hopefully, they'll.
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