November 11, 2021

NO ONE WILL MISS DRIVERS:

US wants to stop drunk driving with tech... any tech at all (Ioanna Lykiardopoulou, 11/11/21, Next Web)

Every 52 minutes, someone in the US dies in a drunk-driving accident... According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), each year, around 10,000 people are killed due to alcohol-related crashes, which translates into nearly 30% of all traffic fatalities.

Despite the laws, fines, and penalties that exist to prevent drunk driving, people still get behind the wheel after consuming alcoholic beverages. And if we can't stop them from making this irresponsible choice, maybe we can stop them from driving altogether.


That's what the Congress is trying to do as part of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which includes a mandate for anti-drunk driving technology in new cars.

Posted by at November 11, 2021 12:00 AM

  

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