Sponsor
Valerie Foushee
Representative · D-NC
Representative · D-NC
Authorizes States to require drivers with repeated or severe speeding records to install and use intelligent speed assistance (ISA) devices and to impose penalties for noncompliance.
The bill trades improved road safety and modest public cost savings from limiting high-risk speeding against upfront costs to drivers, privacy concerns, potential new safety risks from system failures, and uneven state-level implementation.
Drivers with repeated or severe speeding violations will be prevented from speeding by in-vehicle speed-limiting technology, likely reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities on public roads.
Reduced speeding is likely to cut property damage, emergency response costs, and insurer payouts, producing modest public- and private-sector savings.
States gain an alternative enforcement tool—technology-based speed limitation—for targeting high-risk drivers instead of relying solely on longer license suspensions.
Drivers required to install or use intelligent speed-assistance (ISA) systems may face upfront equipment costs, installation fees, or penalties for noncompliance, imposing financial burdens on affected individuals.
Mandatory automatic speed-limiting systems could malfunction or be tampered with, creating new safety risks that could lead to crashes or unpredictable vehicle behavior.
Mandating active speed-limiting technology raises privacy and tracking concerns if systems collect or transmit location/speed data or enable monitoring by authorities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to include super speeder programs in State highway safety programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 22, 2026 by Valerie Foushee · Last progress July 22, 2026
Authorizes states to create "Stop Super Speeders" programs that require people with records of repeated or severe speeding violations to install and use active intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology that automatically prevents a vehicle from exceeding posted speed limits, and permits states to impose penalties for noncompliance. The bill amends existing highway safety law to add this authority while renumbering adjacent statutory clauses.