2023-12-28 11:02:36
By 2024, all new vehicles will have to be equipped with an intelligent speed limiter, revealed BFMTV this Tuesday. This device, which forces the driver to slow down when exceeding speed limits, could prevent many road accidents.
How does the tool work? The speed limiter works with a camera that analyzes traffic signs on the roads taken in real time. It then compares the regulatory speed with the current speed of the vehicle. If the driver is driving too fast, the device begins by alerting him.
Several driving assistance tools
If no slowdown is recorded by the limiter, it then takes over and reduces engine power. A counter-thrust is also applied to the accelerator pedal, details BFMTV. The driver can insist by pushing hard on the pedal and start accelerating again, especially if the situation requires it for safety reasons.
It will also be possible to deactivate the speed limiter before hitting the road, but this operation will have to be repeated each time the vehicle is started – a measure intended to dissuade motorists from doing so. Other driving assistance tools will become widespread in our cars in 2024: fatigue and inattention warning, or emergency lane keeping assistance which helps keep the driver in his lane. traffic.
In September 2023, 292 people died on the road in mainland France, an increase of 9% compared to September 2022 according to a statement of the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory. As the New Year approaches, when risks are particularly high on the road, prevention messages are increasing, encouraging drivers not to get behind the wheel if they are drunk or tired.
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