"Paris Hilton Bill" Vetoed
The so called “Paris Hilton Bill” has been vetoed by none other then Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California. The bill was intended to keep people from driving with dogs on their laps. If the bill had passed a 35 dollar fine would have been issued to motorists caught in violation of the ordinance. The bill was proposed by Bill Maze, a republican assemblymen. Maze is quoted as saying:“If you’ve got a live animal, which you’re not able to control, and that thing gets between you and the steering wheel or underneath your brake pedal, you’ve got a problem/” (Source telegraph.co.uk)
Backing the bill was Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but none the less the bill has been vetoed. I suppose I can see both sides of the coin. It certainly could be dangerous to have a living creature using you as a seat while operating a moving vehicle, but at the same time I don’t know how serious the potential really is for an accident to be caused by a small pet.
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