As another election comes upon us, one of its components reinforces the notion that California and the car culture are synonymous. The land that introduced drive-in theaters and restaurants, the freeway, the hot rod, the low-rider, and the motel (motor-hotel), will pay special attention as a measure involving automobile insurance comes up before the voting public.
Given the attachment many have for wheeled transportation, the upcoming ballot measure, Proposition 17, holds particular poignancy for voters.

Okay, I know you are already on pins and needles just waiting, waiting to find out whether the ‘change we can believe in’ becomes Tea Party colored, remains coffee-hued, or is a draw and the media just overhyped the whole thing. You’re breathless in anticipation, right?