Government plan may see devices fitted to cars that force us not to break speed limit
dailystar.co.ukspeed limit.The EU-style gadgets could be made mandatory in all new cars in Britain under Government plans to improve road safety.Measures that would see lower speeds and reduce pollution by cars would also be backed by environmental groups.Ministers are expected to announce consultation on a range of new vehicle safety measures to enforce slower driving.They will feature so-called intelligent speed assistance, which relies on GPS tracking and cameras on a car to assess what speed it should be going.Is this a good idea?
Have your say in comments belowManufacturers can choose from a range of responses, from alarms to mechanisms that reduce engine power or push back on the pedal when drivers break the speed limit.Drivers can override the system but it’s claimed the technology will reactivate every time the car is started.Car-makers Citroen, Ford and Jaguar have all already started featuring the tech in some of their cars.But critics have also hit out at the “big brother” idea which would mean greater control by the state on people’s lives.Tory MPs suggested the “Big Brother in your cockpit” proposals were part of an “anti-driver campaign” that sounded “very unconservative”.Edmund King, the president of the AA, warned of chaos on the roads if speed limits changed and the gadgets were not updated to match.He said: “The speed limits have to be totally accurate because the car is reacting to the speed limit.“If you’ve got the wrong speed limit in the digital system, it might slow you to the wrong speed or allow you to speed to the wrong speed.” .
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