{"id":63911,"date":"2026-05-12T12:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=63911"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:43:50","slug":"about-that-kill-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=63911","title":{"rendered":"About That Kill Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, The Daily Caller<\/a> posted an article about a mandate that every 2027 model car have a kill switch. The mandate was included in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. I am willing to bet that at least half of the Congress that voted for that bill had no idea that mandate was in the bill. Efforts to kill the mandate have failed so far.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Congress quietly passed an Orwellian regulation during former President Joe Biden\u2019s term requiring all new cars to feature a \u201ckill switch,\u201d raising the alarm among some Republicans \u2014 but not all of them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Republicans like Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, Texas Rep. Chip Roy, and Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry have led the charge in the House to scrap the invasive regulation, calling<\/a> it \u201cimpractical\u201d and \u201cOrwellian.\u201d Yet in the most recent January vote to reverse the regulation, 57 Republicans<\/a> joined nearly every Democrat to mandate that every 2027 model car have a kill switch.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This feature would use technology to assess the driver\u2019s performance and determine whether they are impaired. If the car determines the driver is unfit to be behind the wheel, the kill switch would shut the car off, raising concerns about safety, surveillance, and implementation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article notes:d<\/p>\n

One of the most powerful lobbying groups responsible for pushing<\/a> the regulation is Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), a non-profit founded<\/a> in 1980 by Candace Lightner after her 13-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although the regulation is intended to minimize tragedies caused by drunk driving, lawmakers have raised concerns about its actual implementation. The language is technology-neutral, meaning it\u2019s up to the car manufacturer to design and install a range of systems<\/a> like sensors that assess driving, cameras that track the driver\u2019s eyes, and self-driving software.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also proposed several technologies to assess if a driver is impaired, including a touch sensor<\/a> that measures alcohol concentration using a touchpad on the car\u2019s steering wheel or ignition switch. This sensor uses infrared spectroscopy to detect alcohol concentration in the capillary blood in the skin of the driver\u2019s hand.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is also talk of sensors that measure whether a driver is stressed. Imagine the following scenario: you are in the woods hunting, and a bear decides to chase you. You run to your car, hoping to drive away from the situation. You car’s sensors say you are stressed and will not allow you to start the car. You sit in the car as the bear tears the car apart to get to you. That doesn’t sound like a good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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