Brooklyn officials want to force speeders to install governors in their vehicles
A pair of Brooklyn officials want to force persistently reckless drivers to install speed governors in their vehicles to slow them down.
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes (Brooklyn Heights, Bay Ridge) and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher (Greenpoint, Fort Greene) introduced their new legislation on Tuesday, in order to build up support before heading back to Albany in January.
Joined by local representatives and traffic safety advocates, the officials marked the occasion with a press conference at the site where Cobble Hill resident Katherine Harris, 31, was struck and killed by an allegedly drunken driver in April. (Gallagher, who is on jury duty, was represented by her Chief of Staff, Andrew Epstein.)