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National Transportation Safety Board recommends all new vehicles be equipped with alcohol impairment and speed limiter technology

On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that all new vehicles come standard with alcohol impairment and speed limiter systems to reduce crashes. The guidance is in response to an investigation into a California collision that the department said could have been avoided with the implementation of available technology.

The investigated crash occurred on January 1, 2021, and involved two adults and seven children. The NTSB found that the collision was caused by an intoxicated motorist driving above the speed limit.

The impaired driver was operating a sport utility vehicle and traveling south on California’s State Route 33. Simultaneously, a pickup truck was headed north on the same road. The SUV was traveling between 88 and 98 mph when it crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the pickup truck.

As a result of the head-on crash, the truck caught fire. All eight occupants of the two vehicles died.

The NTSB argued that the collision was caused by loss of vehicle control resulting from alcohol impairment and excessive speed. The organization stated that because the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed, the truck did not have enough time to take evasive action.

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14 thoughts on “National Transportation Safety Board recommends all new vehicles be equipped with alcohol impairment and speed limiter technology”

  1. These things will raise the price of the vehicle. Why is it the innocent always seem to be forced to foot the bill for the idiots that can’t obey the law and be responsible.

  2. If true, I believe a lot fewer news cars will be sold. While I get where they are coming from in attempting to save lives, idiots who excessively speed and/or drink and drive will just buy old cars and continue to risk themselves and others.

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