Sen. Scott Wiener (D) of California has proposed a bill that would partially require vehicles manufactured or sold in the Golden State to prevent drivers from going more than 16 miles per hour over the speed limit.
“Starting with the 2027 model year, all cars, trucks and buses manufactured or sold in the state will be equipped with an intelligent speed limiter system.” measurement state. “The intelligent speed limiter system required by this section shall operate passively and may only be temporarily disabled by the driver of the vehicle.''
A vehicle's GPS location data can be used in conjunction with a speed limit database to determine the maximum speed a vehicle can travel.
“Intelligent Speed Limiter System,” as used in this article, means an integrated system that electronically limits speed by, at a minimum, comparing a vehicle's GPS location to a database of posted speed limits to determine a speed limit. means a vehicle system. “Restrict vehicles to prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit by more than 16 miles per hour,” the measure notes.
Speed-limiting technology obligations do not apply to emergency vehicles.
“The alarming spike in road deaths is intolerable and requires urgent action,” Wiener said. press release. “There is no way anyone would go faster than 100 miles per hour on a public road, yet in 2020 the California Highway Patrol issued more than 3,000 tickets for that violation alone. Preventing reckless speeding is completely ineffective. It's a common sense approach to preventing necessary and painful crashes. ”
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