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11-20-2006, 08:46 PM
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US push for drink detectors in cars
Matthew Wald, Washington
November 21, 2006 AdvertisementAdvertisement ALCOHOL detectors may be fitted to all vehicles in the US after private and government experts agreed that the deterrence tactic used against drink-drivers for the past 20 years was no longer working. In the first phase, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, backed by a national association of highway officials and car manufacturers, plans to campaign to change drink-driving laws in 49 states to require that even first offenders be forced to install a device that tests drivers and disables the car if it detects alcohol. Many states already require that people convicted several times use the devices. New Mexico, the first state to force first-time offenders to use them, saw a 12 per cent drop in alcohol-related fatalities last year. "It is an integral part of our success," said New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who thinks other states should follow suit. The next step would be a program to develop new devices that would unobtrusively test any driver for alcohol, and disable the car to thwart drunk driving. Saab and a medical equipment firm have devices that might be adapted for that job. About 13,000 Americans will die this year in car crashes involving a drunk driver. "We've seen no progress in 10 years; we're completely stalled," said Susan Ferguson, a highway safety researcher at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. She said the most promising new technologies would work automatically. "We don't want the soccer mum dropping kids off, going to the grocery store and the preschool, and having to blow into something every time," Ms Ferguson said. Mothers Against Drunk Driving chief executive Chuck Hurley said that corporate fleets might be the first to use automatic sensors. Eventually, insurance companies might give discounts on coverage to drivers who installed the devices, he said. Two companies have recently introduced products that hint at future strategies. Saab, which is owned by General Motors, is testing in Sweden a breathalyser attached to a key chain that prevents a car from starting if it senses too much alcohol. A New Mexico company, TruTouch Technologies, is modifying a technique developed for measuring blood chemistry in diabetics and using it to measure alcohol instead. The appliance shines a light through the skin on the forearm and analyses what bounces back. NEW YORK TIMES 
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11-20-2006, 09:11 PM
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The car owner has to pay for the installation from what i know about the current ones. It's hard to have any empathy for drunk drivers but tired drivers are dangerous too.
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11-20-2006, 09:37 PM
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When are they going to make devices that prevent stupid people from operating vehicles.......
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11-20-2006, 09:39 PM
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06 LE KC 4X2 Granite VentureShield extended clear bra, X-pel headlight and fog light shields, 3M A pillar and roof bra, Tekstyle Profile tonneau cover, Carriage Works 4 piece grille, 3M 35% tint, WeaterTech dark side window deflectors, RedLine Tuning QuickLIFT Elite hood lift, Homelink mod, Asmoil EA air filter, Romik SS Max bars, Nissan iPod interface, PIAA Xtreme white plus headlight bulbs, hardwired V1 radar locator, Dynachrome spring helpers, Gibson SS catback, EC mirror w/temp and compass and a few other bits. 02 Maxima SE Tungsten Blue
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11-20-2006, 09:42 PM
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The same time they stop stupid people from having babies...LOL
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11-20-2006, 11:27 PM
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11-20-2006, 11:43 PM
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HEY NOW my first two vehicles were chevys.
#1 1989 Corsica 2.0L 4-Cyl (kept it until 1999 with 145,000mi) #2 1997 Lumina sedan 3.1L 6-Cyl (kept until 2001 when I went MARINE) I have nothing but good things to say about those vehicles. I used to tow my sea-doos with that Lumina.
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11-21-2006, 02:51 AM
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Great more big brother type stuff....
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11-21-2006, 08:27 AM
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And one of my Chevys was a vette......a Chevette that is....  Quote:
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I like manual transmissions better than automatics because I like to drive rather than be driven. 2K6 NISMO 4x4 KC 6sp Last edited by USAFANG67 : 11-21-2006 at 08:36 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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11-29-2006, 07:08 PM
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HaHA!! A Chevette... My grandmother still has one of those little buggers! I love it!
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