Drunk Driving Archive

  • Toyota’s anti-drunk driving gadget elicits comparison to, yes, Nazi Germany

    Toyota’s anti-drunk driving gadget elicits comparison to, yes, Nazi Germany

    Help me understand this. Toyota today announced some sort of anti-drunk driving “gadget” (more like a complete system, including a digital camera and a breathalyzer) that prevents a car from being turned on if it detects a certain amount of alcohol in your system. You know, to help reduce the number of drunk driving-related accidents, which in the U.S. caused nearly 12,000 deaths last year. That's one death every 45 minutes.

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