There are several designs and at least six have already been patented. Most are based on the Breathalyzer that police use, which makes it very expensive.
The more inexpensive versions measure blood-alcohol-content (BAC) through the thin skin on the inside of the elbow or wrist. These will keep the purchase price of the car reasonable.
Alcohol is a factor in 40% of our highway fatalities. As long as it doesn’t prevent people who are under the legal limit from operating a motor vehicle, I don’t think it’s a bad idea.
Bryan, would you make these devices mandatory?
I think your keyboard should give you an IQ test before you can post. Stupidity is a factor in 40% of totalitarian ideas.....
Should law-abiding citizens have to bear the implicit cost of such a device? What about false positives?
That is ok. Then they will have a cigarette smoke/snuff detector saying an unhealthy smoker does not care about their life or the lives of others (second hand smoke) and therefore would not drive safely.
Then they will have a scales in the seat to prevent drivers over a set weight limit from driving because they are not only unhealthy thinkers but lack the flexibility and good sense to react to situations.
Members of MADD, the politicians pushing this, and any other nanny stater supporting it should be thrown in prison.
Deal?
“alcohol is a factor in 40% of our highway fatalities”
moving thru space faster than a slow crawl is responsible for 99.9% of highway fatalities. Make us all travel on all four and somebody Dies!