New Illinois Bill Requires Speed-Limiting Devices To Be Installed In Cars

If you get the zoomies, that may be about to change.

At some point, a lot of us have had the moment of realization of 'oh crap I need to slow down' while we're driving. That problem might be going right away under one proposed Illinois bill.

The original version required speed-limiting devices to be installed in the cars of certain traffic offenders (that was House Bill 4948) but House Amendment 001 goes much further on expanding the Intelligent Speed Assistance program.

The rewritten bill says drivers who commit 2 qualifying speeding (no word on how fast you have to be busted for there) or reckless-driving offenses within a year would automatically be enrolled in the Intelligent Speed Assistance program. Their licenses would also be suspended until they apply for an ISA permit and get it installed on their car within 14 days.

ISA devices really don't let a car go over a certain speed. The amendment defines them as "active intelligent speed assistance devices" that are aftermarket systems that physically don't let a car go over the posted speed limit somewhere.

Then they have to keep the ISA device in their car for 1-3 years, depending on the offense.

There's also data retention and privacy rules in the bill. The ISA devices can only collect speeds, posted speed limits, time of day, tampering attempts, and override events. Location data has to be deleted within 90 days.

If you drive with the device on your car, it would be a Class A misdemeanor and if you don't have it on your car but should, you could face more penalties too.