S.21.1-14: MAVA Act (Tabled)

[tmthforu94]

AN ACT
To Make Automobiles Vroom on Autobahns

Be it enacted by the Southern Chamber of Delegates

1.)  This Act shall be referred to as the Make Automobiles Vroom on Autobahns Act or Southern MAVA Act.

2.) There shall be no maximum speed limit on Interstate Highways and other divided highways with four or more lanes in counties with average population densities of 200 persons or fewer per square mile. A recommended speed shall be posted of 90 Miles per Hour.

3.) The maximum speed limit that may be posted on two lane rural highways shall be 75 Miles per Hour.

4.) Individual States, localities, and the Governor are authorized to place lower speed limits on specific roads it deems necessary to protect public safety.

5.) Any State or Local ban on possessing or operating radar detector technology in private cars is hereby repealed.

6. To obtain a drivers license in the South, one must complete a first aid course.

7. Vehicles driving on Southern roads with speed limits above 100 mph are required to keep first aid kits in their vehicle.

8. It shall be illegal to talk on the phone while operating a vehicle on roads with speed limits above 100 mph

9.)  During a declared state of emergency, the Southern, state, local law enforcement and the Governor may authorize Southern roads to:

A) open the shoulders of the road to evacuating vehicles, as well as

B) reverse traffic patterns to create contraflow lanes for evacuating vehicles.

10.) This Act shall take effect on May 1, 2021.

Sponsor: Governor LT

Minimum 48 hours for debate, the sponsor is invited to advocate for the bill.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Interesting bill.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

This bill is based on the Mr. R bill "Faster Automobiles Save Time Act" which I used as the basis for the MAVA Act I passed in summer 2018 in Lincoln. It allows for states localities to permit rural interstates to have no speed limit. I also cleared up language from previous legislation in other sections.

[reagente]

I would be open to increasing the speed limit, but I think removing the speed limit may make the roads too dangerous without some sort of compensatory change to the licensure regime.

Since we are modeling this off the German autobahn, I think it makes sense to adopt the following based on what Germany appears to have:

1.)  This Act shall be referred to as the Make Automobiles Vroom on Autobahns Act or Southern MAVA Act.

2.) There shall be no maximum speed limit on Interstate Highways and other divided highways with four or more lanes in counties with average population densities of 200 persons or fewer per square mile. A recommended speed shall be posted of 90 Miles per Hour.

3.) The maximum speed limit that may be posted on two lane rural highways shall be 75 Miles per Hour.

4.) Individual States, localities, and the Governor are authorized to place lower speed limits on specific roads it deems necessary to protect public safety.

5.) Any State or Local ban on possessing or operating radar detector technology in private cars is hereby repealed.

6. To obtain a drivers license in the South, one must complete a first aid course.

7. Vehicles driving on Southern roads with speed limits above 100 mph are required to keep first aid kits in their vehicle.

8. It shall be illegal to talk on the phone while operating a vehicle on roads with speed limits above 100 mph

9.)  During a declared state of emergency, the Southern, state, local law enforcement and the Governor may authorize Southern roads to:

A) open the shoulders of the road to evacuating vehicles, as well as

B) reverse traffic patterns to create contraflow lanes for evacuating vehicles.

10.) This Act shall take effect on May 1, 2021.

[tmthforu94]

24 hours for objections.

[tmthforu94]

With no objections, the amendment is adopted. Debate resumes.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Any other comments? I guess we should get voting if not.

[reagente]

Motion for a vote, 24 hours to object

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

No objection.

[reagente]

Starting a vote, 48 hours.

Aye

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

aye

[tmthforu94]

Aye

[If my soul was made of stone]

AYE

[tmthforu94]

This has enough votes to pass, 24 hours to change vote.

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

Nay

[tmthforu94]

Due to the session ending and not all having voted/voting window not elapsed, the bill fails to pass and will need to be re-submitted in the new session.