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Gubernatorial Candidate Wants to Sell Speeding Passes for $25

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-to-play dept.

If Nevada gubernatorial candidate Eugene "Gino" DiSimone gets his way, $25 will buy you the right to drive up to 90mph for a day. DiSimone estimates his "free limit plan" will raise $1 billion a year for Nevada. From the article: "First, vehicles would have to pass a safety inspection. Then vehicle information would be loaded into a database, and motorists would purchase a transponder. After setting up an account, anyone in a hurry could dial in, and for $25 charged to a credit card, be free to speed for 24 hours."

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  1. proportional to boring by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A comedian (forget who) once said that the SL in a state should be proportional to how boring that state is. In Nebraska, for example, the speed limit should be roughly 200 MPH.

    1. Re:proportional to boring by CheshireCatCO · · Score: 4, Funny

      And I'm here to tell you that it's way, way too slow. Even photons bitch about how long it takes to get through Nebraska.

  2. Re:Cars Don't Cause Accidents... by jorghis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't that the purpose of the test you take when you get your driver's license?

  3. Re:*sigh* by mangu · · Score: 4, Funny

    more proof that this country has lost all sense of direction

    Well, at least they still have the sense of speed. This means the magnitude of the vector is still there.

  4. This is awesome! by thestudio_bob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think of all the other things they could apply this to:

    • $50 - Litter for a day.
    • $75 - Walk naked in public for a day (Attractive people)
    • $100 - Smoke marijuana legally for a day.
    • $150 - Drive the wrong way on the highway for a day.
    • $200 - Be a police officer for a day.
    • $1000 - Be the governor for a day.
    • $2500 - Walk naked in public for a day (Non-attractive people)

    Just think, all of the budget concerns could be over!!! Genius!!

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  5. Re:Cue increase in accidents by md65536 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...except you're not speeding. If the government comes out and changes the speed limit in front of my house from 15 to 25, people going 25 are not speeding. If the government says you can go 90, it's not speeding.

    Can I buy a pass to temporarily raise the legal blood alcohol limit? Can I buy a pass that changes the definition of premeditative homicide? Or oooh, what about genocide? Cuz I got some plans. It would probably be expensive, but man what a night that would be! Nevada's sitting on a goldmine here.

  6. Re:What could possibly go wrong? by LingNoi · · Score: 4, Funny

    So it's like the network neutrality issue but with cars.