California has just passed an efficiency standard for replacement tires. No other state has done anything like this before, but California has taken the lead in solving this very vexing problem. I think we as a nation will all sleep a little easier knowing that the problem that has been holding us back as a people has finally been solved: Replacement Tire efficiency.

I asked AI to explain this first of its kind law. California has passed the nation’s first efficiency standard for replacement tires, which will phase out the sale of hundreds of tires that do not meet strict fuel-efficiency metrics. Approved unanimously by the California Energy Commission (CEC), the rules target a tire’s rolling resistance—the amount of energy a tire uses to roll down the road.

Now, somehow the lawmakers have twisted this into the possibility of savings for the people in California. They are saying things like “This could lead to savings of $1 Billion a year”. For whom? Who will see this imaginary $1 billion? And if we’re talking about how much you spend on gas, I bet there’s another way to save even more: Stop with all the crazy California Gas Taxes! How about that before we start talking about the replacement tires on my car?

Let’s see what the internet has to say. Of all the problems in California, they decided to go with “replacement tires”. As a former resident of the Golden State, it’s par for the course. The only that State Government can do with any regularity is to steal money from hard working people through taxation and regulations. It’s no wonder so many people are leaving.

So, people will leave. That’s a whole different post. California is going to get worse before it gets better.