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European Union (EU) has plan to stop cars speeding. It hopes to reduce number of people who die in traffic accidents. Around 30,000 lives are lost each year on Europe's roads. EU's project uses technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). This is small digital box that is put inside car. It costs about $380. The transport department said it could cut number of road deaths by one-third by year 2020. The system uses satellites that communicate with cars. There are two things that can happen. One is that the driver gets warning about speed limit. The other is that technology automatically puts on brakes and slows car down to safer speed.

Not everyone is happy with this idea. Many people in Britain do not want EU telling them how to drive. The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said it took away freedom of motorists. British politicians believe the ISA system is unnecessary because UK has fewer road deaths than other European countries. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. This was down from 1,901 in 2011 and lowest figure since records began in 1926. In Germany, there were 3,657 fatalities last year. UK motoring organisation warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said: "If you were overtaking tractor and suddenly needed to accelerate to avoid [crashing], you would not be able to."

 
 

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