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Bill would pilot in‑car speed‑limiting devices for chronic speed offenders; wide support from safety groups and transit advocates
Summary
House Bill 1139 would establish an Intelligent Speed Assistance pilot requiring certain drivers facing license suspension for repeated speeding, reckless driving or racing to install a device that limits vehicle speed for one year as an alternative to suspension. The measure drew broad support from law‑enforcement, safety organizations and victim‑w
House Bill 1139, presented by Delegate Nick Allen at the Feb. 20 Environment and Transportation Committee hearing, would create an Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) pilot program run by the Motor Vehicle Administration. Under the proposal, drivers who would otherwise face license suspension for chronic speeding, reckless driving or racing could install a GPS‑based device that limits vehicle speed to the posted limit for a period of one year as an alternative to suspension.
Allen described devices already used in commercial fleets and pilot programs abroad and noted recent adoption by the District of Columbia and, this week, by Virginia. He told the committee the device can be programmed to the speed limit (or a few miles per hour above it), includes an override for safety, and that the cost is roughly comparable…
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