Super Speeders are deadly. This technology can slow them down.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. In 2013, Amy Cohen experienced the unthinkable for a parent. It was a mild October day in New York City and her 12-year-old son Sammy stopped by the house to grab a snack on his way from school to soccer practice. When he stepped out onto their street in Brooklyn, Sammy was struck and killed by a speeding van. "It's a horror no parent should ever experience," Cohen told Popular Science.