What Automotive Law Needs To Change?

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Folks, it’s time to talk about the change this country needs. Our once-great nation has been besieged by lawmakers with ill intent, writing legislation that serves only to enrich their donors and themselves. It’s time that we, the people, put our foot down.

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Automotive laws in particular often feel unjust and unfair, with their enforcement and penalties doled based out on the capricious whims of roadside officers. So, today, we ask where that change should start. What automotive law needs to change?

It’s tempting to make the argument that the laws around our driving-centric culture need to change — replacing auto infrastructure funding with trains and bike lanes, encouraging more walkable cities — but this is more of a long-term goal. We’re entrenched in the whole driving thing now, and we’re unlikely to all stop commuting in private vehicles at the drop of a hat — the infrastructure just isn’t there, particularly in more rural areas of the country. We can, however, change the vehicles that we all commute with.

The automotive law I think needs immediate changing is a nationwide legalization of lane filtering for motorcycles and scooters. Using 5,000 pounds of car to haul 150 pounds of human has never been efficient, and letting smaller vehicles cut to the front of the line gives an incentive for that behavior to stop. Bikes and scoots are cheap, fuel-efficient, and easier on roads, bridges, and parking structures. Give two-wheelers some extra privilege to encourage their adoption.

That’s the law I think needs to change, but what about you? Leave your answers in the comments below, and I’ll comb through for the best picks later on in the week.