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Advocates urge courts be given authority to require speed‑limiting devices; committee hears testimony but takes no action
Summary
Patty Avery of Families for Safe Streets told the committee Senate Bill 235 would allow courts to order intelligence speed assistance (ISA) devices for high‑risk or repeat speeders; lawmakers questioned overrides, shared vehicles and costs and the committee opted not to move the bill this session.
The Homeland Security and Transportation Committee heard emotional testimony and technical questions on Senate Bill 235, which would permit courts or licensing authorities to require the installation of intelligence speed assistance (ISA) devices on vehicles used by high‑risk or repeat speed offenders.
Patty (Patricia) Avery, a national executive committee member of Families for Safe Streets, urged lawmakers to adopt the device as a narrowly targeted tool to reduce speed‑related deaths. She cited 2023 crash data from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute — which she said showed a…
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