NTSA Orders Installation Of Speed Governors That Transmit Real-time Data Their Servers

Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators have been given up to February 28, 2019 tto install their vehicles with digital, tamper-proof speed governors that transmit real-time data to their servers.

National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), in a press briefing yesterday said that the rule will also apply to all vehicles weighing above 3048 tonnes.

Francis Meja, NTSA director general says that the current speed governors have proved ineffective, since they are prone to manipulation by rogue drivers unlike the new ones, KS2295: 2018.

“Manipulation of the current speed gadgets has made it hard for us to monitor speeding vehicles which have led to numerous deaths but with the new device, we will be able to monitor vehicles in real time and take action against those speeding,” Meja said.

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The speed governor will be linked to the driver’s smart licence, hence an automatic revoke of the licence in case the driver tampers with the gadget.

The device, NTSA will be able to monitor a speeding vehicle and stop it before an accident occurs.

Installation of the new speed governors takes effect as from December 1, after suppliers are approved by the government, while PSVs have up to the end of February 2019 to have their vehicles fitted with the gadgets.