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This new technology is helping alert drivers to first responders on the road: 'We've had several close calls'

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PETERSBURG, Va. First responders face many dangers when they're on the job, and those dangers are often exacerbated by drivers who aren't paying attention.Now, fire departments and tow truck companies are using new technology to alert drivers to slow down and move over when emergency vehicles are on the side of the road.Christy Palmer Archileti has spent 34 years getting behind the wheel of a tow truck, and she says the job has become more dange…

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This new technology is helping alert drivers to first responders on the road: 'We've had several close calls'

3 days ago·Richmond, United States

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Fox8

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Proposed Virginia bill would add speed-limiting devices to cars of reckless drivers

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia is on its way towards implementing a law that would use technology to slow down speeding drivers. The goal of HB2096 is to crack down on those convicted of speeding-related offenses with an alternative option known as the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program. If someone is convicted of reckless driving or another speed-related offense, a judge could order that person to have a device installed in their car th…

3 days ago·Cleveland, United States

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Virginia looks to technology to stop some speeding drivers

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia is on its way towards implementing a law that would use technology to slow down speeding drivers. The goal of HB2096 is to crack down on those convicted of speeding related offenses with an alternative option known as the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program. If someone is convicted of reckless driving, or another speed related offense, a judge could order that person to have a device installed in their car t…

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Northern Virginia Magazine

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New State Bill Could Implement Speed-Limiting Devices for Reckless Drivers

Virginia is poised to become the first state to implement a high-tech speed-limiting device in the vehicles of convicted reckless drivers. HB2096, which Gov. Glenn Youngkin returned to the House with an amendment, would establish the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program. Convicted reckless drivers would be required to install a device in their car that physically prohibits it from traveling above the speed limit. These devices, called intell…

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Virginia Will Punish Fast Drivers With Devices That Limit Their Speed

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: Virginia is set to become the first state in the country to require some reckless drivers to put devices on their cars that make it impossible to drive too fast. D.C. passed similar legislation last year. Several other states, including M...

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