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NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles

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Re: NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles

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To be honest, you would solve so many of these DUI problems by just adding a driver's license interlock that requires the person to be a licensed driver to move the vehicle. So many people are driving on suspended licenses right now. Usually without registration or insurance. It would be cool to be able to use my DL to unlock and drive my car anyhow. However, the obvious solution is to make it so people DON'T NEED A…

An amusing idea would be having bars check all IDs on entry/exit, perhaps some automated tech here, and then it locks the license from driving for x hours.

I don't think we need anything super complicated. Just when you suspend someone's license, punch out the chip with a hole punch. No servers, no data breaches, etc...

Re: NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles

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You can’t limit acceleration. That would cripple accident avoidance

Can you provide a scenario where to avoid an accident the best choice is to add speed, which would have the effect of worsening the accident if you are wrong? Limiting acceleration isn't a great solution, but your idea that accelerating cripples avoidance makes even less sense.

Rapid slowing is also acceleration. The vector can be negative
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