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Florida legislature passed SB902 (2023 | FL) , the Tyre Sampson Act. Tyre died in 2022 when he fell from a drop ride at ICON Park. The legislation fully funds 18 inspectors who can make unannounced inspections.
WUSF | Legislature approves the Tyre Sampson Act to improve safety of Florida amusement park rides
HB3447 (2023 | TX) creates the Texas Space Commission and an Aerospace Research and Space Consortium. This is Texas $350 million program to support aerospace programs in Texas. The Commission will manage intergovernmental agreements & new space-related economic development. It’s also an opportunity for Midland to re-establish its Midland Spaceport Development Board that disbanded in 2019.
News West 9 | Texas House passes legislation for new Texas Space Commission
Meet Candela, a Swedish company, that builds boats that keep waterways clean by using hydrofoils to propel them. It is expected that these boats can reduce energy consumption by 80%. Candela is working on the fastest electric ferry.
This analysis by Cambridge Mobile Telematics shows that drivers are more distracted now than pre-pandemic. Speeding is up and drives distracted by their phones increased by 8%.
Route Fifty | Drivers More Distracted Now Than Before the Pandemic, Study Shows
NYC is using MicroHUBS for delivery services to take delivery trucks off the roads and ease road congestion. NYC plan is a voluntary pilot program of 20 initial sites with consideration for area’s density, proximity to bike lanes and truck routes, and community input when picking the first sites.
Route Fifty | NYC Experiments with ‘Microhubs’ to Ease Street Congestion
Georgia Legislature is considering SB 26 (2023 | GA) the Georgia Electric Vehicle Future Act. It’s EV Economic Development roadmap. Georgia is creating a statewide electric vehicle manufacturing program that would focus on developing, marketing and promoting investments and job creation for Georgia’s EV industry. It also establishes the Georgia Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Commission would be made up of private sector and public officials, and would serve as an oversight body for EV initiatives.
Albany Herald | Georgia could develop statewide electric vehicle manufacturing program
I’ll admit this ordinance’s moniker, atv road terrorist, lured me in. What exactly is the problem this ordinance wants to fix? Turns out there is so many fun things to do in Rhode Island that people ride atvs through the streets, illegally, and do tricks with their atvs. A new fun past time. Providence would would put first time offenders jail for 30 days and require 150 hours of community service. repeat offenders would see 60 days in jail and 250 hours of community service.
ABC 6 | ‘ATV road terrorists’: Rep. Lima reintroduces legislation to criminalize illegal ATV riding
Let’s check in on EV legislation in Texas. SB 1001 and SB1002 are said to create a framework to expand supercharger installation. SB 505 would add a $400 registration fee for EVs and a $200 annual renewal. Looks like gas stations in Texas are following the 7-11 model of lets bringing EVs to our business so they can charge their vehicles. Carrots, not sticks.
Hypothetically say you were a Governor of a Southern peninsula shaped state. Say you were hypothetically fuming at a large amusement park in your state, what do you do? Naturally you work to require new inspections of mono rails an amusement rides.
Oh boy, oh boy… JD Power estimates the number of EV chargers that do not function properly at 1 in 5. The charging station problems range from “unresponsive or unavailable screens, payment system failures, charge initiation failures, network failures, [to] broken connectors.” Some say the reasons are that ” They include a” panoply of automakers, charging network operators, route-finding tools and now the government” using the chargers.