Lege TREND. State legislation to remove speed limits on highways.

The State: California

The bill: SB 319 (CA | 2019)  by  Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa

Parameters of the bill:

• Limited to 2 lanes each to the north- and south-bound lanes of I-5 & Highway 99
• there will be a lower speed limit
   

Supporters say:

•  “traffic congestion increases the emissions of greenhouse gases as it causes automobiles to idle longer while on roadways.“
• A 2008 Purdue University report found that “raising the speed limit on an interstate highway in Indiana had not increased the probability of fatalities or serious injuries”
  Sacramento Bee | No speed limit? That could become a reality for two California highways