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bydjp2204 ( 713741 ) writes:
We will have infotainment systems showering us with dashboard based ads and entertainment while this technology shuts down the car because weâ(TM)re distracted by that content. The war on the independence granted by the car continues!
A better way to handle this is to massively increase penalties for driving while impaired. First offense - permanent ban on alcohol consumption, mandatory rehab, 5 years of probation, and a $5k suspended fine. Second offense? 2 years in prison and a 10k fine plus 5 years o
byuhvuhvuhv ( 7221360 ) writes:
A better way to handle this is to massively increase penalties for driving while impaired.
That's what states have *been* doing, and it doesn't help at all. Worse, drunks can't pay the fine, and the taxpayer gets saddled with paying for that prison stay that accomplished nothing whatsoever.
Not that fitting cars with breathalyzers in the ignition IS the solution.
Maybe there just isn't a perfect solution to each and every single problem.
byIchijo ( 607641 ) writes:
A better way to handle this is to massively increase penalties for driving while impaired.
That's what states have *been* doing
LOL! No. In every state, even after committing an extreme DUI, you'll be automatically eligible to get a new license in 2 years or less.
In Germany, you'll get your license permanently revoked--that means no driving ever again--until you can prove that you no longer have a drinking problem [howtogermany.com].
byinode_buddha ( 576844 ) writes:
That is false. In NY, a felony DUI will take your license away forever, and since the other 49 states have extradition with NY it is effective nationwide. Felony DUI means 3 incidents within a certain time frame, driving without registration/license suspended, etc etc.
byIchijo ( 607641 ) writes:
Felony DUI means 3 incidents within a certain time frame
In Germany, extreme DUI (the one that gets your license taken away forever) is 0.16% BAC on the first offense. None of this "three strikes" nonsense that puts everyone at risk.
bycoolsnowmen ( 695297 ) writes:
.16 is an insane amount of alcohol to consider driving on. And twice the limit where I live.
bycayenne8 ( 626475 ) writes:
.16 is an insane amount of alcohol to consider driving on. And twice the limit where I live.
0.1 was the level in the US for a LONG time, it was only in the mid 80's I believe, that the Feds tried to force the states to lower it to .08 which is ridiculously low.
I mean, hell...a grown man having a glass of wine or maybe 2 at a meal is dangerously close to legal levels, but I would posit is nowhere near impaired enough to be a danger driving.
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