Harsher penalties, civil suits possible for speeding drivers in DC under newly passed bill

D.C. would have the authority to boot and tow vehicles repeatedly caught speeding by cameras under new legislation unanimously passed by the city’s council Tuesday. Council member Charles Allen introduced the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and Responsibility (STEER) Act of 2024. The bill would also allow for “speed governors,” devices that can prevent drivers from exceeding a certain speed, to be installed in certain vehicles.

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