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What, like a breathalyzer in every car?
"technology that would automatically test a driver’s breath for alcohol and stop a vehicle from moving if the driver is impaired. The driver wouldn’t have to blow into a tube, and a sensor would check the driver’s breath.
Another company is working on light technology that could test for blood alcohol in a person’s finger, the group has said."
I like the idea of fewer drunk drivers on the road a great deal, but I'm not sure I'd trust auto companies to handle that kind of data responsibly
No worries, someone will have a workaround before it's even out. But it'll make cars more expensive anyway.
I don't trust them to implement the functionality successfully.
So now we can see who has a profit incentive to control US policy on this matter.
So what if the passenger is drunk? This seems like an awful idea
Meanwhile Mazda is claiming ownership of information about their customers' sex lives!
New Mazda owner here. I wish I knew exactly what metric they were using to gather this info. I would make it think I was fucking EVERY time I start the car.
Your phone calls. Through the Bluetooth.
No it's alcohol sensors on the steering wheel, like the scram bracelet.
It's about $2 in sensors and the technology is 80 years old. It can wired up as an on/off switch, it doesn't require telephony
The fact that it hasn't been done already should be criminal in itself.
That's what we need. A car that shuts off on the highway.
Or people leaving their cars running while they go get hammered.
It can take continuous readings you know.
And idk why it'd shut off on the highway. Don't drink and drive. Just about everybody agrees that's the move, I'm not alone in that sentiment.
This is already tried and true, non invasive tech. It just takes skin on the wheel, throughout the entire drive.
I don't understand the push back, seriously. Enlighten me. I'm all ears.
False positives could be deadly, and bypassing it is trivial (duct tape). So it adds a little amount of risk for no real reward and slightly more cost.
I think we should just ban people from driving completely.
Its free and people have been dying in vehicles for over 80 years. We can just stop selling cars, it doesn't require telephony.
The fact that driving hasn't been banned already should be criminal in itself.
/s
It's a thought.
Not a very helpful one but it is one option.
Seriously, I can see commuters or shoppers being banned from driving downtown in big cities, and I don't even think it's a terrible idea. Have to stop at a park and ride and take a train or tram in. Which would allow the roads to be reduced to a single lane making room for public seating, food trucks, fountains/statues, stages, squares, greenery and other park features put in in the torn up lanes. Making it the kind of place people actually WANT to be in. Only have emergency services, delivery and tradesmen on the road.
What about driving gloves?