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3Hotdogs

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4. If its engineered so as the car won't start if high b.o.c. is sensed,

Reply to Shermann (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 20, 2022, 07:20 PM

Sep 2022

there is no way the driver will be picked up by the police.

One of my co-workers had such a device installed in his car as a condition for driving after his d.w.i. conviction. He had to blow into the unit and car wouldn't start if it detected alcohol.

I don't expect drivers to have to blow into a device but if alcohol is detected from the driver's side.....

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NTSB wants all new vehicles to check drivers for alcohol use [View all] Eugene Sep 2022 OP

Sounds like the insurance lobby at work. n/t Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #1

A good idea.... 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #2

Not to mention drivers Shermann Sep 2022 #3

If its engineered so as the car won't start if high b.o.c. is sensed, 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #4

I've heard it's common for someone with one of those devices PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #11

My neighbor has one KS Toronado Sep 2022 #15

That makes sense. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #19

Except for the multiple conditions & exposures that can render a false positive for alcohol hlthe2b Sep 2022 #5

Wow. I didn't know so many things can trigger false reads. I use the SWBTATTReg Sep 2022 #9

...and pizza, if it's yeasty enough. nt BWdem4life Sep 2022 #17

Unnecessary expense questionseverything Sep 2022 #6

I know right? Shermann Sep 2022 #8

The most cost effective way to save lives, multigraincracker Sep 2022 #10

Lots of cars have the daylight headlights. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #12

My old 2000 Chevy van has multigraincracker Sep 2022 #13

Many cars have had the daylight running lights PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #14

One East Coast state, I think Vermont multigraincracker Sep 2022 #18

I just checked, and Vermont PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #20

Needs to also check to see if under the influence of marijuana or other drugs MichMan Sep 2022 #7

Instead of a blood alcohol monitoring system KS Toronado Sep 2022 #16