[Cloud9...68]

I grew up in the Bay Area, and moved back here, ten minutes from our younger daughter and grandkids, after I retired last year.  The state has an unlimited number of great things to offer, but when I saw this "warning" sticker very prominently displayed on the drivers side window of our daughter's new car, I had to shake my head.  This is completely real - no Photoshop involved.  It reminds me of the "Open box before eating pizza" warning DS968 posted on his funny cartoon thread.  It's as if California politicians and regulators deliberately want to be mercilessly mocked:

 

   

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[ds968]

I grew up in the Bay Area, and moved back here, ten minutes from our younger daughter and grandkids, after I retired last year.  The state has an unlimited number of great things to offer, but when I saw this "warning" sticker on our daughter's new car, I had to shake my head.  This is completely real - no Photoshop involved.  It reminds me of the "Open box before eating pizza" warning DS968 posted on his funny cartoon thread.  It's as if California politicians and regulators deliberately want to be mercilessly mocked:

 

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True , there are  numerous head shakers in this nanny state .  But I wouldn’t live anywhere else if my life depended on it . 

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[Rap]

As a non California resident why is it there is a need for such direction? Is there something that necessitates it? Here in Pennsylvania, which is mostly a rural state, even the least fortunate of us don’t need this type of direction.

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[ds968]

As a non California resident why is it there is a need for such direction? Is there something that necessitates it? Here in Pennsylvania, which is mostly a rural state, even the least fortunate of us don’t need this type of direction.

I can only speculate, but I think at least one of the major reasons is the extensive degree of “personal injury” litigation in this state, which is at  borderline absurd levels by comparison to any other state(s).  Not just for car accident related injuries, but injuries and illnesses from exposure to chemicals,  or any other given element causing “alleged” harm,  and often representation offered to “victims” who lack any common sense.  Someone , some company,  is always at fault .. And whilst some will tell you that ubiquitous warnings are futile attempts at “preventive law”, that’s a falsehood; it does significantly boost the defense’s case .  Sure that principle applies everywhere, but the sheer volume of lawsuits in CA, coupled with typically liberal judges , and many runaway juries compounds the problem.   

This is not a slam on attorneys, in fact I hold the majority in high regard and respect ( with the exception of ambulance chasers , but even in  many of those cases the cause of action itself is not unreasonable ..) but rather, it’s the litigious environment here ..statistics do not lie . 

p.s.  be quiet Bill,   , you’re on the good side of the law .. B) 

 

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[Cloud9...68]

DS,

 

Your explanation makes perfect sense, but I would think there are plenty of other states, like New York for example, that are equally litigious.  California political leadership appears to be uniquely goofy.  But like you, nobody could pay me enough to live anywhere else.

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[ds968]

DS,

 

Your explanation makes perfect sense, but I would think there are plenty of other states, like New York for example, that are equally litigious.  California political leadership appears to be uniquely goofy.  But like you, nobody could pay me enough to live anywhere else.

 

Yes, you’re absolutely right ( NY , and FL also ) but it’s the sheer total numbers, considering it’s a state with 40 million people, which is double either NY or FL, the money spent by insurance companies on litigation , judgments , and settlements,  has a huge impact.  But I’m  sure there are other causes for all these regulations beside just litigation.. no clue what they’re are, but quite honestly after living here for 45 years, unless they come up in funny memes, I don’t even pay attention to them.. 

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[lbpesq]

I can only speculate, but I think at least one of the major reasons is the extensive degree of “personal injury” litigation in this state, which is at  borderline absurd levels by comparison to any other state(s).  Not just for car accident related injuries, but injuries and illnesses from exposure to chemicals,  or any other given element causing “alleged” harm,  and often representation offered to “victims” who lack any common sense.  Someone , some company,  is always at fault .. And whilst some will tell you that ubiquitous warnings are futile attempts at “preventive law”, that’s a falsehood; it does significantly boost the defense’s case .  Sure that principle applies everywhere, but the sheer volume of lawsuits in CA, coupled with typically liberal judges , and many runaway juries compounds the problem.   

This is not a slam on attorneys, in fact I hold the majority in high regard and respect ( with the exception of ambulance chasers , but even in  many of those cases the cause of action itself is not unreasonable ..) but rather, it’s the litigious environment here ..statistics do not lie . 

p.s.  be quiet Bill,   , you’re on the good side of the law .. B) 

 

Thanks!  I try.  hehehehe

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[Rap]

Well there is tort reform. Deep pocket interest would rally against reform but it can happen. Interesting enough injured groups are not harmed with reform. Litigation still occurs. I’m not a fan of the administrative estate. I don’t need big brother working to come up with new regulations to make my life better and safer. Granted unsafe things need regulation, lead pipes for example, but not just to justify your government sinicure.

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[Cloud9...68]

I also interpreted this sticker as a subtle hint that if my daughter only had the wisdom to buy an electric car, she wouldn't subject herself and her family to all the unspeakable hazards of driving a barbaric ICE vehicle.  That will no longer be a problem after 2035, when supposedly the sale of new ICE vehicles will be banned.  Although, I think it's highly likely this can gets kicked down the road, but who knows?  The law says nothing about banning the sale of gasoline, so older ICE cars will be allowed to be driven, registered, and bought and sold.

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[Inkedupfatboy]

I guess the warning for the gas is on the pumps.

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[Cloud9...68]

I guess the warning for the gas is on the pumps.

lol - good point.  Don't give the goofballs in our state government any ideas.

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[Inkedupfatboy]

hahaha...I am sure it's there somewhere...

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[mex]

Important to understand that these kinds of silly displays of rules and regulations are the direct result of somebody suing the government. Because USA is so letigious (largest number of lawyers per capita of any country on earth, by far), there have been so many cases argued against the government in which the claimant's argument is a version of "how was I supposed to know that, nobody told me". Cutting out frivolous lawsuits would help reduce this stuff a lot. 

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[Cloud9...68]

The sticker is stems from the passage of prop 65, which states:

 

California's Proposition 65, or the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires businesses to provide warnings about knowingly exposing people to certain toxic chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. <span style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:'Google Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The law also prohibits the discharge of these chemicals into sources of drinking water. While focused on California, these warnings are often found on products and in facilities nationwide due to the way businesses distribute products across the U.S.</span>

 

However, I don't remember seeing a sticker like this on any cars before the one my daughter and her husband just bought.  

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[Inkedupfatboy]

I see this basic warning on almost everything that is on Amazon and / or in packaging from China.

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[ds968]

I see this basic warning on almost everything that is on Amazon and / or in packaging from China.

Anything made in China needs to have a thousand and one warnings on it… in addition to one which indicates : this is total crap ! 

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