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ken0042 · 01-04-2007, 08:14 AM

I could see this actually causing other issues.

- Somebody mentioned wearing gloves. So somebody gets in to their car drunk, hits somebody, and then takes off their gloves. Now he has a defense that he didn't know he was drunk because the car did start.

- Malfunction causes the system to allow a drunk driver to drive. Said driver has come to rely on the cars sensors to tell him if he is OK to drive instead of what most people should be doing; knowing their own limits.

I also have an objection to the cost. Now a new car is going to cost me $500 more for a function that isn't needed. (for me) One of main reasons we now have airbags in our cars is because people weren't wearing seatbelts, and the auto industry was pushed into developing a safety system designed to work no matter if the passengers were wearing seatbelts or not.

In my mind- if you want to get tough on drunk driving, and I think we should, give the law more teeth. 1st offense- one month in jail; servable on weekends. 2nd offense- 1 year in jail. Drunk driving causing death- 1st degree manslaughter; no reduced sentances just because you are drunk.

01-04-2007, 08:14 AM	#69
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	I could see this actually causing other issues. - Somebody mentioned wearing gloves. So somebody gets in to their car drunk, hits somebody, and then takes off their gloves. Now he has a defense that he didn't know he was drunk because the car did start. - Malfunction causes the system to allow a drunk driver to drive. Said driver has come to rely on the cars sensors to tell him if he is OK to drive instead of what most people should be doing; knowing their own limits. I also have an objection to the cost. Now a new car is going to cost me $500 more for a function that isn't needed. (for me) One of main reasons we now have airbags in our cars is because people weren't wearing seatbelts, and the auto industry was pushed into developing a safety system designed to work no matter if the passengers were wearing seatbelts or not. In my mind- if you want to get tough on drunk driving, and I think we should, give the law more teeth. 1st offense- one month in jail; servable on weekends. 2nd offense- 1 year in jail. Drunk driving causing death- 1st degree manslaughter; no reduced sentances just because you are drunk.