Soon, the usual accelerator will not have the ability to accelerate its own car
- Virginia is advancing a bill that will allow customary accelerators to retain their licenses.
- Instead of losing it, they installed a speed limit in the car.
- This is not the only states considering such a measure, such as Washington and New York.
Drivers who regularly speed up and eventually get revoked pose a big problem. They often need to drive to work or school. At the same time, there is nothing to stop them from driving or borrowing someone else’s cars. Now, Virginia is about to pass a new law that allows them to drive legally, but there is a warning: The speed limit cannot be exceeded.
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If passed, the bill would make Virginia the first state in the country to adopt a smart speed assistance system as a legal requirement. this legislation It has been in trouble in the state’s Hall of Power since early January. If signed into law, it would give judges the authority to require repeat speed offenders to install smart speed limiting technology in their vehicles.
The system detects the current speed limit by synchronizing with GPS and traffic data, and then limits the vehicle’s speed to match it. No more, neither. The bill has cleared two chambers of the Virginia Convention, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin sent it back with suggested adjustments, but final approval now looks like a matter of time.
The Governor’s Editor
Youngkin’s revision has not changed much. He suggested that judges should be able to decide how long the equipment will be installed based on each situation, rather than requiring the limiter for a fixed period to be required for a fixed time. The General Assembly may agree that the bill will soon become law.
Interestingly, Virginia is far from the only country to consider such a thing. Washington State is also considering this option. Additionally, New York State has considered something it calls the “Stop Superaccelerator” bill.
It aims to add smart speed limits to vehicles that “have a driver’s license with 11 points or more points in 24 months or a six-speed camera or red-light camera ticket within one year.”
Speed limit, meet technical limitations
Of course, there is no technology. One will almost certainly find ways to work around these systems, whether through hacking, disabling or just using someone else’s cars. But it’s a new tool in the toolbox for states looking to combat repeat offenders, whether it’s really reducing crashes or dangerous speeding driving is just evidenced by time (traffic data).
Meanwhile, if you are willing to pave it, especially in Virginia. It may still be a “lover’s state,” but quickly becomes a state of zero patience.
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