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Road Safe America has been a leading voice on requiring the use speed limiters on class 7 and 8 trucks (26,001-lbs and heavier). High-speed crashes involving class 7 and 8 trucks can be catastrophic, but they can also be avoided given that trucks of this size have been equipped with speed limiter technology for decades (built in since the 1990s ...
Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking regulators to figure out how states can ...
Zipper said there’s no reason for anyone to travel more than 20 mph over the speed limit on any road, and the dangers associated with that kind of speeding are avoidable “if we install this ...
A new car knows the speed limit. With a bit of programming it could be made to never exceed it. Starting this year, new cars in Europe will give drivers an audible alert if they exceed the speed ...
The Locomotive Acts in the UK set speed limits for vehicles, and later codified enforcement methods. The first Locomotive Act, passed in 1861, set a speed limit of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) in uninhabited areas, and 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) within towns. This act also included the value of fines for violations of the law.
BMW, Mercedes and others have entered into a gentlemen's agreement to a limit of 250 km/h (155 mph), [14] [15] but may 'unhook' their speed limited cars in Europe, [16] and Mercedes will provide some vehicles in the U.S. without limiters for an additional price. [17]
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As of May 15, 2017, 41 states have maximum speed limits of 70 mph (113 km/h) or higher. 18 of those states have 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) speed limits or higher, while 7 states of that same portion have 80 mph (129 km/h) speed limits, with Texas even having an 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) speed limit on one of its toll roads.