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PhilNotHill 03-11-2011 08:32 AM

Calif Law to Require Alcohol Detectors on New Cars
 
Big Brother?

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Alcohol-Detectors-Could-Come-Standard-With-a-New-Car-117777338.html?dr

schnellman 03-11-2011 09:46 AM

Nazi Bastards
 
I haven't had a drink of alcohol in 25 years. Yet, Big Brother wants me to pay for a breathalyzer on my new car. What's next? It's a slippery slope.

kabel 03-11-2011 10:13 AM

I'd rather that money go toward teaching new drivers how to be a better, smarter driver.

Invest on the front end, don't try to fix it after the fact.

PhilNotHill 03-11-2011 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schnellman
I haven't had a drink of alcohol in 25 years. Yet, Big Brother wants me to pay for a breathalyzer on my new car. What's next? It's a slippery slope.

Will drivers just buy older cars without this feature? LOL :cool:

Stroked & Blown 03-12-2011 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilNotHill
Will drivers just buy older cars without this feature? LOL :cool:

That was my first thought.

My second thought is that I am never renting a car in CA if this goes through - Those devices would be dirtier than a $2 hooker.

Brucelee 03-12-2011 01:49 PM

Well, the lawmakers need something to distract them from, well, their jobs.

:barf:

PhilNotHill 03-12-2011 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brucelee
Well, the lawmakers need something to distract them from, well, their jobs.

:barf:

You mean like reducing the state budget deficit and saving the state from bankruptcy. :cool:

eightsandaces 03-13-2011 03:37 AM

IMO, this does nothing. As a former heathcare provider, MANY were the times that patients confided in me they had mixed their meds and did so frequently. One lady, was so fearful of the doctor, she took 2 klonopines and a codeine, I asked who is driving you home? ME

It doesn't matter anyhow, in a world with emerging technologies for cars to judge distances between themselves it's not hard to see the end game. Soon, you won't be "driving" at all, expect maybe in special parks. Everything will be automated, then people can text without killing other people trying to get a loaf of bread.


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