Speed Limits and Speeding

The Watch Industry’s Role in Your Speeding Ticket

It was the development of the chronograph, essentially a stopwatch, that laid the groundwork for automobile speed limits.

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Michael Valentine, Who Helped Drivers Stay Under the Radar, Dies at 74

An engineer who loved to drive fast, he helped build an industry-altering device that made its debut after the national speed limit of 55 m.p.h. became law.

By Richard Sandomir

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Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring Cars to Warn Speeding Drivers

The legislation would have made California the first state in the nation to require intelligent speed assistance technology in vehicles.

By Soumya Karlamangla

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As Teens Take to E-Bikes, Parents Ask: Is This Freedom or Danger?

Across the country, parents are expressing a mix of enthusiasm, contrition and uncertainty about the trendy mode of transportation.

By Matt Richtel