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In-Car Alcohol Detection System * USA - Congress Considers Funding for
Government-auto industry program that is trying to develop a device to detect drunken drivers
New York,NY,USA -The New York Times, by CHRISTOPHER JENSEN -June 25, 2010: -- A government-auto industry program that is trying to develop a device to detect drunken drivers, which would be installed in all new vehicles, is on track to get a six-fold increase in funding... The device, which would automatically sniff the driver’s breath or use a light beam to test the alcohol content of tissue, would prevent drunken operators from starting the vehicle. There is no plan for the device to be mandatory. Those working on the project hope consumers will accept the alcohol interlock voluntarily because of the safety advantages... The program has been operating on $2 million a year, but that would increase to $12 million a year after it was added to the new Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, which is awaiting consideration by the Senate... In 2008, almost 12,000 people died in “alcohol-impaired” crashes, according to federal records. Those who favor the devices say when they are in all vehicles they could save 8,000 to 9,000 lives a year by stopping drunks before they get on the road... A major question for the project is whether the public would voluntarily accept – and possibly pay extra for – such a system... (Photo from passaicnews: The end for a drunk driver)
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