Achieving Safer US fleets through Intelligent Speed Assist

By Daniel Bland - April 26, 2023

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Killing over 11,000 people per year or an average of more than 30 people per day, driving over the speed limit is a major factor when it comes to traffic deaths and injuries in the United States.

Of all traffic fatalities in 2020, speeding was a factor in 29% of the cases, according to local nonprofit safety advocate National Safety Council (NSC)

It was a factor in fatal crashes for:

• 19% of drivers on dry roads
• 21% on wet roads
• 33% on roads with snow or slush
• 45% on roads with moving or standing water
• 42% on roads with mud, dirt, or gravel
• 42% on roads with ice or frost

These statistics have spurred a movement to help cut down on speeding on American roads. To address matters, transportation organizations in the US are pushing local governments to utilize a driver speed control technology known as Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) under a project called the Safer Fleets Challenge initiative.

Currently, the initiative is aimed at getting 50 US communities to install the technology in municipally owned fleets by 2025. It is already required in new cars in Europe and has already been piloted in government-owned vehicles in New York City. Read more here...