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The technology exists. From the article:Perhaps I'm the optimist here. Much like the micro engraving of projectiles that California attempted to legislate, to my understanding the technology doesn't currently exist. And it would cost money to develop it, then take time to test it making sure it's not more unsafe than the condition it's attempted to prevent. I feel as if the auto manufacturers will resist this as well, primarily based on the cost. Wherein it's something to keep an eye on, it likely won't ever happen due to a number of hurdles I don't see being crossed.
The impaired driving technology is not a suggestion, it's a mandate. Like exhaust after treatment systems, I assume you will not be able to sell a new car without it:Certainly not coincidentally, the auto industry recently unveiled technology that would satisfy the requirements of the bill by basically building a breathalyzer into every car.
"Today, the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc. (ACTS), a Virginia non-profit, announced that the first product equipped with new alcohol detection technology will be available for open licensing in commercial vehicles for the first time ever, in late 2021," the group announced on June 2 of this year. "The new technology is the result of extensive research, development and testing by the DADSS Program, which is a public–private partnership between ACTS, which represents the world's leading automakers, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)."
I guess we'll have to wait and see what nanny state rubbish we eventually wind up with."Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule prescribing a Federal motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires passenger motor vehicles manufactured after the effective date of that standard to be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology," reads language buried in the massive and recently passed federal infrastructure bill.