There is a certain class of Eureka citizen that loses their minds quite easily when it comes to their motor vehicular freedom.

First they lost their mind about the loss of downtown parking lots.

Next they lost their mind about bulb-outs.

It seems that any new development that threatens their ability to drive speedily in a straight line to their desired destination and to park their motor vehicle right in front of that destination, freely and without restriction of any sort, will cause members of this class of citizenry to panic and grumble anew.

Well, load up the Michael Jackson popcorn meme because here comes this new thing. The Lost Coast Outpost was not previously hip to Assembly Bill 413 – the “Daylighting Saves Lives Bill,” which was signed into law last October – until the city tweeted about it a few minutes ago, and we assume most readers were in the same boat.

Here is that tweet:

Hoo, mammy! You catch that? No more curbside parking within 20 feet of an intersection! The city’s gonna go out and start painting new red zones for ya soon.

Though this will indubitably reduce the supply of Eureka’s most precious resource — parking — anyone who has ever tried to peer around a parked car at an intersection can see the logic, here. Whether you’re walking, biking or driving, sometimes you’re risking your life edging your way out into the intersection.

“The rising rate of pedestrian fatalities is unacceptable,” said Jared Sanchez, the policy director of advocacy group CalBike, in a press release sent out upon Gov. Newsom’s signature of the bill. “Daylighting is an inexpensive and effective way for California to begin to reduce that trend.”