California could soon join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact drivers across the country should it become law.
The federal government sets safety standards for vehicles nationwide, which is why most cars now beep at drivers if their seat belt isn't fastened. A bill in the California Legislature — which passed its first vote in the state Senate on Tuesday — would go further by requiring all new cars sold in the state by 2032 to beep at drivers when they exceed the speed limit by at least 10 mph.
Why are cars designed to go way over the speed limit?
Unless you’re a professional racer or a cop, most drivers have no reason to push their vehicle’s engine to the max.
So why are cars built to go well over the legal speed limit? For a few reasons.
