Gubernatorial Candidate Wants to Sell Speeding Passes for $25

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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Re:Cue increase in smothering

[TooMuchToDo]

Now *that* is German engineering.

Re:Cue increase in accidents

[bennomatic]

Cool story, bro.

Re:Cars Don't Cause Accidents...

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

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

Nope, its just there to distract you from the fact that you are giving up lots of personal information for a national ID database.

How about the average vehicle?

[damn_registrars]

Several points have been raised already about whether or not drivers in Nevada are competent enough to manage 90 mph. However it is equally important to consider the readiness of the vehicle for that speed. The braking energy from 90 to 0 is dramatic; and the handling acuity required for corrections at 90 mph are significantly greater than they are at 70. Sure most cars on the road in the USA today have speedometers that go up to 120 or more, but that doesn't mean that the car should be driven at that speed.

And of course tires are another major concern - I frequently see idiots on the freeway where I live passing people at 80mph with a space saver spare on a drive wheel of their car; the danger of that gets even worse at 90 mph (on a tire rated for 45 mph). Add to that the probability of any given car having at least one tire that is beyond its safety limit for tread wear, and there is a significant risk of a car accident that is not due to lack of driver ability, but rather due to lack of driver knowledge.

But that's OK for me, I never really had a reason to go to Nevada anyways.