How to make directional spike barriers illegal?
These directional tire spikes that permanently damage people car tires if they drive accross them in the wrong direction need to be made illegal because they are a HUGE waste on our natural resources. Tons of oil has been wasted by the time you read this because these spikes damage perfectly good tires. Tires are made from crude oil. Crude oil is imported from the middle east. The money paying for the oil goes into the pockets of potential terrorists. And to think that the population of the USA is well over 300 million people many of whom have cars, that would mean a lot of tires each day are damaged by these spikes even if the car was going in the right direction. For example i've seen these spikes placed on an incline where a car can roll backwards in heavy traffic.
If I want to get the gears going to make these spike barriers illegal in the United States who do I need to contact? What steps do I need to take? Is this something that I can petition for and collect signatures?
Answer:
The easiest way to make something illegal is to start with your state and then push for your new law to become federal. How to go about this actually depends on the state you live in. Sometimes, it can be as easy as calling/writing/visiting the state representative or senator for the area you live. If you go to him/her with a well thought out plan of action. He/she will be more likely to take action on your plan if you can show that it will benefit your state in the future and is worth the implementation cost.
If you find that going to your legislatures is not a course of action that will lead to your success, many states have a ballot initiative process. My recommendation would be to go to large environmental groups (that have lots of money and donors) or a political party office and present them with your plan. Then ask if there is a ballot initiative process you can use or if they would back your idea the next time your state legislature convenes.
This process is long and tedious. In my state, a bill can take 3 or more years of planning and lobbying before it sees a vote on the floor. Bills that are prepared for the ballot require many signatures and hundreds of people on the ground on knocking doors, not to mention the financial cost.
Good Luck!
Politico in Oregon
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