Relates to requiring the installation of intelligent speed assistance devices for repeated violation of maximum speed limits

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• Republican1

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Andrew Gounardes says this is needed

Speeding has severe consequences. For every ten miles per hour of increased speed, the risk of dying in a crash doubles, and speeding is a contributing factor in thirty percent of all traffic fatalities. The percent of pedestrian crashes where speed plays a key role has also increased, while pedestrian deaths from vehicles overall rose by 51 to 87% in the ten year span between 2009 and 2019. Further, the 2024 NYC DOT Automated Speed Enforcement Program report found a clear link between speed camera violations and the risk of being involved in a serious crash. The numbers in the report are deeply alarm- ing - an individual with 25 speed camera violations in a year is 15 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash or a crash that results in a severe injury. Drivers across New York state who constantly drive dangerously and speed must be held accountable. This bill would ensure that the most reckless drivers in our state, individuals consistently racking up points for speeding and receiving automated speed camera tickets do not continue to endanger pedestrians, cyclists, other drivers, and our communities. Requiring these individuals to have speed limiter devices in their vehi- cles would greatly improve street safety. Speed limiters have been shown to reduce traffic deaths by 37%, and when NYC instituted a pilot program for municipal vehicles, hard-braking incidents dropped by 36%, with these vehicles following the speed limit 99% of the time. By requiring drunk drivers to have an Ignition Interlocking Device installed, preventing their cars from starting unless sober, New York has already demonstrated a willingness to take reasonable precautions when drivers willfully violate the law and represent a danger to them- selves and others. This bill builds on the successful IID program and recognizes the danger perennial speeding drivers pose to our communi- ties.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.