"marc rosen" wrote in message
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(Pasted from Fine woodwroking website. Some of you may already be
aware of this, I wasn't)
Marc

The California State Assembly is considering a bill that will require
all tablesaws sold in the state be equipped with SawStop-like
technology, which can detect and prevent blade contact injuries.
Called the Table Saw Safety Act, the legislation was introduced by
Assemblyman Das Williams (D- Santa Barbara), and, if passed, will be
included in California’s Health and Safety Code.

The worst part about this, from my vantage point, is that a lot of "ground
breaking" "safety related" legistlation in CA ends up being pushed in NY...
it doesn't matter if it doesn't work right, creates new problems, or costs a
lot and solves no problems... For example, though probably a national thing,
the spill proof gas cans are a good example of all of these situations. The
one way valve doesn't fit the fuel fill hole on many small engines and is so
tough to depress that you end up moving/knocking over some machines. The
solution is to remove the fill tube and pour straight from the can with or
without a funnel.... especially with the 1 and 3 gallon cans. Another area
of idiocy are some of the gun regulations... The uninteneded consequences of
feel good legislation.

John