Inside ‘speed limiter’ tech that would force bad drivers to slow down under state bill: ‘Can save lives’

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Inside ‘speed limiter’ tech that would force bad drivers to slow down under state bill: ‘Can save lives’
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for cars are set to force reckless drivers with multiple violations to finally slow down, by linking to their ignitions and capping how fast their car can go with the help of GPS technology, The Post has learned.

New “speed limiter” devices would force bad drivers with hordes of speeding tickets to slow down once and for all under a state bill.The new units — which could be forced into the cars of some 3,000 bad drivers at $1,000 a pop under a proposed state law — was giving a test drive Wednesday for reporters.Furious WH reveals Epstein victim who ‘spent hours’ with Trump — and always said he never did anything wrongThe bill, which would force the devices into chronic speeder’s cars for as long as a year, is the latest attempt to thwart speeding after the expansion of red light and“For a small stubborn subset of drivers, there is no adequate remedy” to speeding right now, he said, noting the city’s own top 10 super speeders landed more than 2,700 speed cameras last year alone according to data collected by“We need to do something different we need to do something outside the box,” he added. “If we can stop even 1,000 or 2,000 of the most dangerous vehicles in our city … then we can save lives.”The measure would target drivers who incur 16 or more speed camera tickets in a year, as well as those who accumulate 11 or more points on their license in 18 months, according to the bill text. Court orders for the tech will be attached to bad drivers, not vehicles — and those caught driving a vehicle without a speed limiter will be held in contempt of court. A judge can preset the “leeway” given to a vehicle, the elected explained, with a suggested 5 mph buffer between a posted speed limit and a device’s maximum speed setting. The technology would automatically adjust speeds caps when entering zones with different speed limits, like highways and school zones. The device would also allow speedsters to still attend work and drop kids off at school — all while ensuring better driving habits are formed, Assemblymember Robert Carroll noted.called for the device to be installed for drivers with six or more speed-camera or red-light camera tickets within a 12-month period.“If we can stop even 1,000 or 2,000 of the most dangerous vehicles in our city … then we can save lives,” the pol added.The legislative push for the devices passed in the state Senate in 2024, and Gounardes remains hopeful will receive the same approval in the Assembly. The move would follow similar measures to curb speeding in Washington and Virginia, as well as a 2022 pilot program for New York City’s own municipal fleet.The push to pass the measure comes months after horrific Brooklyn car crash on Ocean Parkway took the lives of a The driver had 90 speeding-related violations at the time of the crash, Gounardes said — and if the speech tech were in place, “they would still be alive today.”Other supporters of the bill include Upper West Side resident Darnell Sealy-McCrorey, whose 13-year-old daughter Niyell McCrorey was killed in October 2024 by a speeding SUV driver. “I never thought her mother and I would be burying our daughter so soon,” he tearfully said above the Prospect Parkway overpass. “Today, we can all protect other families from suffering like this.Treasury secretary reveals not every American will qualify for $2K tariff rebateRich 'sniper tourists' paid $90K to shoot civilians -- including kids -- during 'human safari' trips to Sarajevo, wild claims allegeLily Allen’s see-through Dior gown might just be the ultimate revenge dressHow Cheryl Hines overcame ‘pain’ of husband RFK Jr.’s sexting scandalCandace Owens fires back at Ben Shapiro after he alleges she made shocking claim about Charlie Kirk murder New “speed limiter” devices would force bad drivers with hordes of speeding tickets to slow down once and for all under a state bill."If we can stop even 1,000 or 2,000 of the most dangerous vehicles in our city … then we can save lives," the pol added.

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