The surprisingly not so doomed effort to force US drivers to stop speeding

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California Senator Scott Wiener is used to pushback when he proposes laws aimed at reining in reckless drivers and improving road safety in his car-dependent state. But even he was caught off guard when, earlier this year, he introduced a new bill requiring a speed governor" on all new cars sold in the state. The opposition from drivers was so fierce that he had to rewrite the proposal to only require weaker versions of the technology.

There were people who loved it, people who hated it, people who were mad at me, spouses who were arguing with each other about it," Wiener said in an interview. It was an interesting situation. There's a certain cultural embrace of being able to drive your car however you want to drive your car."

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