Speed limiters mandatory in all European cars by 2022
More road safety features will become mandatory. David Brown tells us about the European experience
The EU has announced a range of new safety measures that will be mandatory on all new cars by 2022 including Autonomous Emergency Braking and lane-departure-warning systems, plus driver-drowsiness and attention warnings.
But the one system on the list that is likely to change driving forever, is Intelligent Speed Assistance or Speed limiters.
This is not just a system to limit the top speed but to restrict engine power and thus your speed, to the prevailing speed limit.
The European Transport Safety Council, says the limiters will reduce accidents by 30 per cent, and save 25,000 lives within 15 years of coming into force.
Australia is likely to follow suit in the future.