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Motorists speeding in California may soon receive a warning that they’re driving too fast, not from police officers but from their cars.
That’s due to SB 961, a bill passed in both houses of the California Legislature. The bill awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision.
“The rise in road deaths in California is a completely preventable tragedy,” said Senator Scott Wiener, who introduced the bill, in a news release. “The evidence is clear: Rising levels of dangerous speeding are placing all Californians in danger, and by taking prudent steps to improve safety, we can save lives. California should lead the nation with action to improve the safety of our streets.”
If approved, California would be the first state in America to have this safety requirement, according to the news release.
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What is SB 961?
SB 961 would require vehicles in California to have a “passive intelligent speed assistance system,” or a system that would alert a driver through an audio or visual cue that they are exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour. The system would identify the speed limit for the area the vehicle is traveling in. If an area has conflicting speed limits, the system would opt for the higher speed limit.
Not all motorists in California would be impacted by this bill.
SB 961 would require this speed assistance system starting with the 2030 model year for “every passenger vehicle, motortruck, and bus manufactured, sold as new, or leased as new in the state.”
This bill doesn’t apply to:
Emergency vehiclesCertain motortrucksMotorcyclesMotorized bicyclesMopedsCertain passenger vehicles
In 2021, 35% of all motor vehicle deaths in California were speeding-related, six percentage points above the national average, according to the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center’s safety facts in 2023.
SafeTREC’s California Traffic Survey 2024, which had 2,507 respondents, found that 79% of people cited speeding and aggressive driving as the biggest safety problems on California roadways.
Paris Barraza is a trending reporter covering California news at The Desert Sun. Reach her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @ParisBarraza.
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