Sweet road safety idea

[The Pastor]

I have an idea.

What if every new car was fitted with a breath tester which you had to use before it would let you turn your car on. It would stop people from drunk driving.

And every wof time it could be recailbrated.


Sure there would be a few problems to start with but im sure with enough time and money it would work 100% fine.

no need to point out the fact that "most" bad drink drivers "drive old cars" as this isnt an immediate fix, its a step in the right direction for the future.


But is this going to far? Is it imposing on our free will? Is it wrong to take away our decsision to break the law? If things start to go down this road is that a good or bad idea (think of having wireless signals that limit the speed of your car when you enter a speed zone)...

We have the tecnology......

[The Stranger]

If things start to go down this road is that a good or bad idea (think of having wireless signals that limit the speed of your car when you enter a speed zone)...

We have the tecnology......

Never happen, the govt wont give up the revenue.

[The Pastor]

Never happen, the govt wont give up the revenue.

Not really what Im asking.

[The_Dover]

the breath alcohol limits are different worldwide and I doubt any manufacture is going to build that sort of shit into a car to appease a bunch of sheep fuckers in the south pacific.

[Toaster]

I'm sure the hardcore boozers will find a way to subvent any such system.

[dawnrazor]

And whats to stop the drunk parent getting their sober child to blow into it and unlock the car....or any other combination of senarios that would render this a pointless and redundant invention....

Compressed air in a can, would work as well I'd imagine given the right attachment......

a vaccum cleaner on blow

etc etc etc etc.......yawn


FLAWED IDEA, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

[The Pastor]

the breath alcohol limits are different worldwide and I doubt any manufacture is going to build that sort of shit into a car to appease a bunch of sheep fuckers in the south pacific.

err heres an idea, make a unit that can be set from 0 - what ever country is the max - off

AS they need to calibrate them they will need to adjust them.

[skelstar]

Its also a flawed idea thinking that roadside checkpoints are going to catch everyone as well...

[The_Dover]

err heres an idea, make a unit that can be set from 0 - what ever country is the max - off

AS they need to calibrate them they will need to adjust them.

ooh, i need to drive home pissed but the car wont start.

let's turn the fuckin booze limit up...

[The Pastor]

ooh, i need to drive home pissed but the car wont start.

let's turn the fuckin booze limit up...

Not really going to happen with helen and the media in controll.


And as re to the idea thatsomone else could start the car for you, yes no system is perfect but you could make the key have fingerprint access for the drivers of that vechical......

[The_Dover]

why don't we fit all cars with an anal probe that checks your DNA and blood alcohol levels, verifies that you have a licence on the LTSA database, is speed controlled by GPS and runs on semen?

[Macktheknife]

Actually this idea has been in use in the states for some time, apparently they just get someone else to blow into it and off you go.

[Pwalo]

Hang on chaps. This is a dumb. You are aware that alcohol is a natural by product of metabolism in the human body.

There were people advocating a zero alcohol blood level for driving. It was left to ALAC to point out that this was impossible, not to mention stupid.

The fact that you have alcohol in your system is just that. A fact. The important part is how high a concentration of alcohol is present. (Basic toxocology - it's not the poison, it's the dosage).

So yes you could do this, but for it to be a meaningful exercise you would need to be able to calibrate the testing device to each individual who might operate the vehicle.

[silverado]

I have an idea.

What if every new car was fitted with a breath tester which you had to use before it would let you turn your car on. It would stop people from drunk driving.

And every wof time it could be recailbrated.

We have the tecnology......

Your idea is about 4-5 years late. Already been tested in Australia. See link. PAGE 3

http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/downloads/Alcohol_Interlocks_Report.pdf

[placidfemme]

Never happen, the govt wont give up the revenue.

Exactly... they thrive off drink drivers...

[Beemer]

The thing is, alcohol on your breath does not mean you are drunk - you could have sampled a taster of wine in the supermarket! As the cop who breath tested me once said, it was just an indication that I had been drinking - it did not indicate how much. I must confess I'd panicked as I'd ha two glasses of wine with dinner and hadn't been drinking for about four hours, but the last drink I had was a neat whisky. Thankfully I passed the next breath test, but it just shows how long alcohol stays on your breath.

Unfortunately these devices would be by-passed pretty quickly and I guarantee there would be someone willing to start a drunk bastard's car for them for money. There will always be people who drink and drive and until they kill themselves or get too old to drive, nothing will stop them. The ones who would use these types of devices aren't the ones who would drive drunk in the first place.

[Quartermile]

Has anyone seen '40 Year old virgin' the drunk chicks got one on that which she gets him to blow into.

As for the legal speed limit lazers it would be pretty simple just to get someone who knows what they're doing to remove it.
Which may lead to less speed cameras on the road as the cops think the plans working great. Yay!

[Krayy]

Your idea is about 4-5 years late. Already been tested in Australia. See link. PAGE 3

http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/downloads/Alcohol_Interlocks_Report.pdf
Hell, I remember this being touted in the early 80's here. Some jumped up rights activists shot it down pronto.