Traffic flows on westbound U.S. 50 in Sacramento, Wednesday, April 13. California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases. Regulations passed Tuesday, April 12, by the California Air Resources Board set a roadmap for the state to achieve California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious goal of phasing out the sale of new gas powered cars. The draft must go through a months-long state regulatory process and get approval from the U.S. EPA. AP photo/Rich Pedroncelli photo
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - New Year's Day will mark the advent of a bevy of new
laws impacting Inland Empire motorists and pedestrians, as well as those
statewide, with provisions that increase charges for killing someone during a
speed contest, require drivers to grant buffer space to bicyclists, relax
jaywalking regulations and expand use of the emergency alert system to catch
hit-and-run suspects.As of Jan. 1, under Senate Bill 1472, the element of "gross
negligence" can now be added to a charge of vehicular manslaughter when it
involves a defendant who accelerated to 100 mph or more on any public roadway
and caused a deadly crash, or a defendant who caused the death of a pedestrian,
passenger, spectator or another driver during a "sideshow."Sideshows entail street stunts in whi
