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Speeding is a major road safety problem in all countries. Faster driving speeds increase the likelihood of a crash occurring, and the severity of its consequences. Interventions to reduce speed can lead to significant reductions in road traffic injuries. In urban areas, with high concentrations of pedestrians and cyclists, measures to reduce speed are critical to the safety of these road users. Excessive speeding is a worldwide problem affecting the entire road network (motorways and highways, and rural and urban

Initially commercial vehicle owners will have to shell out less than Rs 10,000 per vehicle for the purpose of installing speed governors within their vehicle. The state government’s policy to make speed governor mandatory in all vehicles increases the sale of speed governors. Several States have decided to make speed governors mandatory for school buses, tankers, dumpers and goods vehicles covered for national permit. According to RTO officials, only those speed governors that are approved by Automotive Research Association of

India tops the list when it comes to road fatalities and accidents. Data shared by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways revealed an increase of 4.6% in the total accident fatalities in the country, from 139,671 in 2014 to 146,133 in 2015. The analysis of road accident data in 2015 reveals that motorised vehicles accounted for 95.5% of the total road accidents. Amongst the vehicle categories, two-wheelers accounted for the highest share in total road accidents (28.8%) in 2015

As a result of the increasing safety measures on roads, there has been a tremendous increase in the usage of speed governors in vehicles. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway norms, speed governors should be installed in vehicles weighing more than 3,500 kg or carrying eight passengers or above. The speed governors which can alter their speed according to the condition of the roads are highly preferred. Recent studies have shown that there is a decline in the

Overspeeding is the major factor in almost all road accidents. The effective way to cut down overspeeding crash and death rate, nowadays, is by using a Speed Governor. The speed governor is commonly used to measure and regulate the speed of an engine. It will limit the speed of the vehicle on reaching the preset limit. Statistics shows that 1.35 lakh people died in road accidents in India, which increased to 1.42 lakh in 2011. About 31% of the incidents involve