Australia, UK To Test Vehicle Speed-Limiting Devices

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday May 20, 2009 @02:19AM from the sounds-like-a-great-prank-device dept.

nemesisrocks writes "The New South Wales government is set to begin testing a device that will limit the speed of drivers because 'excessive speed is one of the primary ways that people are killed while driving.' Located on the dashboard, it senses a driver's speed with the use of GPS. If the speed of a car goes over the posted legal limit, a warning sounds. If the driver ignores the warning, the device eventually cuts all power to the car because a cut-off switch has been installed between the accelerator and the engine." The Times Online reports that the same system will be tested in the UK this summer for use in taxis and buses.

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Re:All I have to say is... by Arancaytar · 2009-05-20 03:19 · Score: 0, Troll

Well, the power cut-off could disable all the breaks as well as the steering, transforming a speeding car into a one-ton ballistic projectile on wheels in the name of road safety.
Oh, sorry, you were being sarcastic. :P
I guess it could work as a drastically effective and extremely terminal driver education program.