NTSB Calls for Speed Warning Systems in New Vehicles Following Deadly Nevada Crash

Recommendations come after driver with history of speeding caused fatal accident; NTSB criticizes Nevada for lenient punishment of repeat offenders

Federal accident investigators are calling for all new vehicles to have systems that warn drivers when they exceed the speed limit.
The recommendation follows a deadly crash in Nevada where a driver with a history of speeding ran a red light at 103 mph, killing himself and eight others.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) also criticized Nevada for failing to seriously punish the driver after he was charged with five speeding violations in the 17 months before the crash.
The NTSB is asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to develop measures to reduce the number of repeat speeding offenders and to help states test speed-limiting devices on vehicles owned by repeat offenders.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy expressed frustration that prior recommendations for speed limit warnings in new car ratings have been ignored, stating that speeding accounts for one third of the roughly 43,000 U.S. traffic deaths each year.