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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) - A proposed bill would require some reckless drivers to have a speed limiter device in their car for a year.

Drivers that are convicted of a second reckless driving violation in a five-year period where the violations involve going at least 20 mph over the speed limit, would be required to have the device in their car for a year.

“People are speeding way too much and this is not just a one or two people problem it’s like one or two people on every commute,” State Senator Chris Larson said.

The devices work with GPS to detect speed limits and can limit the engine power and make it hard for the driver to accelerate.

“It’s not just the person who's behind the wheel, who is speeding, who is harmed in this, it's everyone else who is just trying to exist,” Larson

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