Posted on 02/11/2024 7:01:32 AM PST by karpov
Progressives spent last year torturing home cooks by threatening gas stoves and dishwashers in pursuit of energy efficiency. Now the climate brigade is going after drivers. A new bill in Washington state would give regulators the ability to ban tires that create a drag on fuel efficiency.
The proposal would give the state Department of Commerce authority to prevent the sale of replacement tires that the state says have too much “rolling resistance,” which decreases the fuel efficiency of the vehicles. Rolling resistance depends largely on the weight and depth of a tire tread, the grippy thick part that keeps you from sliding off the road in a storm.
Washington state isn’t Arizona, and even Seattle progressives need their Outbacks to get safely to the Cascades. The deeper the tread, the stronger and heavier the tire is. This means the car gets fewer miles per gallon, but it also means drivers will have a better grip on the road. The bill would cover all replacement tires for cars and light trucks up to 10,000 pounds.
The proposed legislation says the new standards “may not adversely affect tire safety or tire longevity as demonstrated by the independent testing of wet grip or traction.” That’s a good caveat, but if the new standards aren’t going to reduce safety and grippiness, why does the next section create an exemption for snow tires? The biggest difference between snow tires and regular tires is the depth and pattern of the tread.
The bill says adopting the new standards “could result in an approximate cumulative reduction of 600,000,000 gallons of gasoline and 1,500 gigawatt hours of electricity” between 2026 to 2035.
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Tires, EVs, fossil fuels, home gardens, all of it is gnawing away at the ability to travel. Just like serfs were tied to the seignior’s land for their lifetimes, this is what the billionaires are attempting to do.
Few people to be servants, i.e., serfs, machines to work, and the billionaires and their minions inhabit the earth and the fruits thereof.
All the while, the elite have deluded themselves into attempting to scientifically achieve immortality.
“You shall be as God,” still hisses around the lot of them.
They want Soviet-Style Internal Passports.
These freaks need to be exterminated.
“Democrats vote to repeal the laws of physics.”
“Did she call it or what?”
Sure did. I’m about to pull my copy of “Atlas Shrugged,” and read again.
Sad to see a once great state devolve into a slurry pit of over regulation and pure wrongthink.
More proof you just can’t fix stupid.
The nonsense never ends.
What happens if you shoplift the tires that are outlawed?
Is cash free bail still on the table in this case?
Did it occur to any of these loonies advocating for low rolling resistance tires that they also increase stopping distance? They want to trade safety for increased mpg and their God, climate change. High mileage guarantee tires have harder rubber compounds to achieve their longevity. Lower mileage guarantee ties have softer compound rubber that provide a softer ride and better sticking characteristics. I prefer the latter.
There is literally nothing that leftists do not want to control.
Communists rule us because they never leave any stone unturned...
I’m not to worried about the machines taking over, what really concerns me is the IDIOTS VOTED INTO PUBLIC OFFICE!
And the BIGGER IDIOTS WHO VOTED THEM IN!
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