After a Las Vegas tragedy that killed nine people, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) boldly advocated for road safety improvements. The NTSB is a prominent U.S. government agency tasked with investigating such incidents.

Mandatory Built-In Speed Limiting Technology

As reported in NBC News, this move marks NTSB's second recommendation of this kind within a span of six years. However, despite the prevalence of speeding-related fatalities in automobile accidents, road safety advocates harbor little optimism regarding the widespread adoption of this technology.

Intelligent speed assistance technology, known as ISA, uses GPS and sign recognition to prevent vehicles from exceeding speed limits in specific zones. Despite its potential benefits, manufacturers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have been reluctant to use it. In the previous year, speeding accidents killed over 12,000 Americans and injured hundreds of others.

TechCruch revealed that NTSB contends that depending solely on individual states to curb driver speeding and repeat offenses is no longer sufficient. The NTSB may not have the authority to set regulations, but they are making a plea to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to consider mandating this technology in the future.

Car Crash Statistics: Speeding

Speeding significantly raises the chances of accidents and severe injuries, contributing to 29% of all fatal car crashes, resulting in 11,258 deaths. The prevalence of speeding-related accidents varies by state, with South Carolina having the highest risk, where 46% of deadly accidents are attributed to excessive speed.

This data came from Car Accidents Statistics For 2023, an article in Forbes Advisor. It also revealed that nighttime, between 6:00 pm and midnight, is particularly dangerous, accounting for 35% of all fatal accidents. Weekends, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, see nearly half of all deadly car crashes. Additionally, holidays such as Independence Day and September 3rd are particularly deadly, with an average of 134 and 128 fatal crashes annually, respectively.

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Speed Related Fatalities

According to another article from Forbes Advisor, Speeding Deaths in 2023: The Safest & Most Dangerous States, Speeding-related accidents cause many US road deaths. In 2020, 11,258 of 38,824 auto accident deaths were speed-related.

Speeding causes longer stopping distances, impaired safety, and higher crash forces. No wonder speed drivers cause 29% of fatal accidents. These drivers kill 30 people daily and one each hour nationwide.

CNN shared that investigators believed a man and his wife were speeding in a 2022 Bentley. Police said the car hit a curb and barrier, launched itself, and fell in Rainbow Bridge's secondary screening area.

Although there were concerns about terrorism at first, the FBI didn't find any evidence of a terrorist link or explosives at the scene. This reads very robotic and therefore has a higher chance of being AI generated.

The Buffalo field office of the FBI transferred the case to local law enforcement for traffic-related reasons.

Investigators suSpect that the man who passed away originally intended to go to a KISS concert in Canada. However, since the concert was canceled, he and his companion decided to visit a casino in the US. Police said the accident occurred after they exited the casino.

This explosion led to a temporary closure of all four bridges connecting Canada and the US near Niagara Falls on a highly busy travel day. Three of the bridges reopened on Wednesday, but the Rainbow Bridge remained closed overnight. The port was reopened at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, as confirmed by US Customs and Border Protection.

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