Slow down in California

[George K]

https://sfstandard.com/2024/01/24/stop-speeding-gps-limiters-lawmaker-wiener-proposes/

A California lawmaker announced a bill Wednesday that would require new passenger vehicles and large trucks sold in California to be equipped with technology that would prevent them from going more than 10 miles an hour above the speed limit.

State Sen. Scott Wiener, who represents San Francisco, announced the legislation as part of a larger package of street safety proposals in response to surging traffic deaths in the U.S.

“We have seen far too many people being seriously injured and dying on our streets,” Wiener said.

If passed, Senate Bill 961 would require vehicles, beginning with model year 2027, that are manufactured or sold in California to come with a speed governor, also known as an intelligent speed limiter. It would make California the first state in the nation to mandate this technology.

These devices match a vehicle’s global positioning system (GPS) location with a database of speed limits to figure out what speed a vehicle should be traveling at during any given time. They also sometimes use onboard cameras to read speed limit signs. With this information, the devices are then able to prevent the driver from speeding more than 10 miles an hour above the speed limit.

Drivers would be able to temporarily override the speed governor device, according to the proposal.

[Mik]

Technologically enforced lawfulness. No chance to simply do the right thing because it’s right.

[taiwan_girl]

Dont some rental cars and trucks have this already on them?

(I get it however. You are making a choice if you pick the rental car/truck with this. The way the california is requiring it and no choice.)

[George K]

One of the points made by the opponents is the "Law of unintended consequences."

California reaps a lot of revenue ($1 billion?) from speeding ticket fines. Enact this law, and a source of funds via extortion fines disappears.