Posted on 05/27/2010 8:02:11 AM PDT by VRWCmember
There are dry counties (no alcohol sales without “club” membership) up around Dallas.
The founder of MADD left that organization by the 1980s and lobbied on behalf of bars and breweries later because she saw the trend was neoprohibition which was never her intent.
““What about a stuck on stupid sensor?”
Good idea. It would go off every time a congressman got in.””
ROTFLOL!!
Convicted and repeat offender drunk drivers should lose their driving privileges altogether. An ignition interlock requirement for habitual drunk drivers is not necessarily a bad thing.
But spending government money to develop more of these devices and trying to mandate that automakers put them on all vehicles is an outrageous intrusion into private enterprise and private property and individual liberty.
The reality is that this would only affect the casual drinker who would have to say no to the beer or wine on their dinner date. The true drunks will simply find a way around these “inconveniences”.
So? Big deal. I’m thinking of a bicycle drive-by with an everclear filled water balloon tossed into the driver’s seat. wanna guess how long it’ll be before THAT vehicle moves again? ;-)
Government by morons for the benefit of other morons.
Instead of making sure drivers who habitually drink never get behind the wheel permanently, they will drive the cost of new cars even higher for everybody.
Unless they create a fund from DUI fines to cover the extra cost of new vehicles, this is a really really dumb idea.
AH!
The Kennedy Switch!
There have been politicians in Utah also pushing this.
And calls for .03 BAC nationally.
And .02 BAC for all workers in bars, including the performers.
What happens if you fill you car up with gasahol, and get a little on your hands?
Will you be unable to pull away from the pump?
HA! You just made my day.
More “Big Brother” in our lives. I don’t drink hardly at all, but it’s the intrusion issue that really gets me here. I will never buy a car loaded with OnStar for the same kind of reason. The concept of “big brother” being able to track me whereever I go really is just too much.
I would support this on all legislator and bureaucrat vehicles...
Rather spend my tax deollars there than on Bawney Fwank's gay parades...
It's a “feel good” sounding charity.
And politicians kiss up to it because it's good for money (donations and revenue tickets) and makes them sound like law and order type candidates.
And lawyers like it because it brings in business.
And cities like it because it brings in revenue tickets without much incarceration (we are talking driving infractions not vehicular homicide).
The Ghost of Teddy Kennedy is still reeking alcohol just like he did and wouldn’t be able to start one of these cars!!!
Great Idea, I say we test it out on GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FIRST, ALL Public Servants and Public Employees Shall Have this device installed in EVERY SINGLE LAST VEHICLE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO. Let us know how it turns out.
“HA! You just made my day.”
Thank you.
Period.
I'm done f*cking around.
The reality is that this would only affect the casual drinker who would have to say no to the beer or wine on their dinner date
Right on. If you are going the wrong way on a tollway, you are blitzed! Having a glass or two of wine with dinner is not drunk.
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