Slow down — or they’ll slow down for you.
Lead-footed Big Apple drivers who rack up 16 or more speed-camera tickets in a year will soon be forced to install a speed-limiting device on their cars.
The move to target the city’s “super speeders” comes in a state law baked into a tentative state budget deal and would force the Fast and Furious drivers to use Intelligent Speed Assistance technology, which uses GPS and local speed limit data to block the car from going more than a few miles past the maximum.
The speed limiter provision is being added to the final state budget Stephen Yang for NY PostGov. Kathy Hochul cast the measure as a direct response to drivers she describes as “callous” to the safety of children, pedestrians and other motorists.
“People shouldn’t be terrified to push a baby stroller down the street,” she said.
The Stop Super Speeders Act will target a relatively small pool of drivers who repeatedly trip the city’s automated cameras — about 14,600 vehicles currently meet the super speeder threshold, according to Transportation Alternatives
Drivers who fail to comply, instead of a criminal charge, will face escalating civil fines that can end with their vehicle registration being yanked.
But super speeders — many of whom are rich — have already shown they treat monetary penalties like a luxury toll in New York City.
Super speeders will face stiff penalties if they get more than 16 automated speeding ticket in a year. Christopher SadowskiA recent analysis of city traffic data showed motorists in late-model BMWs, Mercedes and other luxury SUVs flippantly poured more than $10 million into speed-camera fines over just 12 months.
One 2024 Mercedes GLS driver ignored the fines altogether, reportedly racking up nearly $94,000 in unpaid tickets while still cruising city streets.
Transportation advocates are nonetheless hailing the bill a win. A pilot study of the devices on City fleet vehicles saw a 64% reduction in speeding.
“Finally, we will slow down the very worst, most reckless, repeat speeders on our streets,” said Ben Furnas, the group’s executive director. “Super speeders are a threat to us all.”
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who previously resisted criminalizing super speeders, has framed the final package as a civil tool aimed squarely at the worst offenders rather than regular drivers.
“We had a conference with the city members,” Heastie told Gothamist. “And I think for the most part, they’re comfortable in moving forward — with some major differences from the governor’s proposal.”
Heastie said vehicle owners will be required to pay for the speed-limiting devices, but there will be a payment plan for low income drivers, according to the outlet.
The equipment costs about $150 to install, $4 per day to keep active and another $100 to remove, according to the SteerSafe Partnership, a transit lobbying group.






