NY Advocates Hit the Gas on Bill to Install Speed-Limiting Systems for ‘Super Speeders’

In the United States, speeding causes almost one-third of all traffic deaths, and these fatalities have shown a rising trend over the past few years. A handful of states have turned to anti-speeding devices known as intelligent speed assistance as a potential solution. But in New York, one such bill has seen little progress. Now, advocates are trying to mount pressure on the state’s Senate before it adjourns in June. Last month, Virginia became the first state to allow judges to order those convicted of driving over 100 miles per hour to install GPS-powered devices preventing them from going more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. The state’s law came after Washington, D.C.’s Council passed a bill creating an ISA program for drivers whose licenses were suspended or revoked due to speeding. The movement to use ISA in the US really took off in New York, though. Last year, Senator Andrew Gounardes introduced Stop Super Speeders, which would require drivers with 11 or more poin ... Read full article.