New technology could prevent drink driving.

I don't think people realize how dangerous cars are. They need to issue lifetime bans, that might sober people up.

Leejjohno

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I don't think people realize how dangerous cars are. They need to issue lifetime bans, that might sober people up.

Pirate700

If thats the case then people need to be banned from drinking.

Someone should make it so that the wheel can sense how much alcohol is in your system. If its too much, then the car wont move.Capitan_Kid

I don't think people realize how dangerous cars are. They need to issue lifetime bans, that might sober people up.

Leejjohno

Install abreathalyzer that enables or disables the car in every single vehicle. It would be annoying but they only take a few seconds to operate

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Right, just like flying cars and teleportation. Its existance doesn't mean anything.

Pirate700

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[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] The difference is that there are actual self-driving cars roaming the streets of America as we speak. -Sun_Tzu-

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]I could see it one day finding its place in the commercial industry (trucking) some day in the future but I can't ever see them in a serious role in the consumer market.

Pirate700

[QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

I don't think people realize how dangerous cars are. They need to issue lifetime bans, that might sober people up.

Yusuke420

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[QUOTE="Leejjohno"]

I don't think people realize how dangerous cars are. They need to issue lifetime bans, that might sober people up.

Fightingfan

They already have that thing where you have to blow into some sensor before the car starts. But they only use that for past convicts.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] Well the thing is these cars are already looking to be safer than any human-controlled car. According to google they've gone 300,000 driver-less miles accident free. The only accident one of their cars caused was when it was being controlled manually by a human, and there was another accident where one of their cars was rear-ended by another driver. MrGeezer

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"]It's a preventative measure, nothing more to it.Zeviander

A nanny state will only continue to suffocate the lives out if it's citizenry as long as they want protection from themselves.

For a person who person who has a passion for driving sports cars this is stupid.

As a car guy I'd hate to see this happen, and for a number of reasons I don't think it will happen.

1. Basic cars are relatvely simple to make, I've never made a car but I understand the theory and principles of how a lot of the parts work and I imagine that given the right tools and equipment I'd be able to make one. Even if the big manufacturers stop selling manual control cars smaller manufcaturers will probably still find customers.

2. People like driving too much (including me), to a lot of people cars are not just tools, they are a part of our culture and the love of them is in our blood. They will be around well past our life time.

3. It doesn't make any logistial sense. Unless the government plans to ban all manual controled cars overnight and make everyone purchase an autonomous car it just wont workout. This'll probably mean that cars don't actively 'talk' to each other but use sensory information instead to judge distance, road position etc.

4. The best driving roads usually have the least people. Most autonomous cars will probably be for commuters and therefore will rarely run into drivers' cars.

[QUOTE="Zeviander"][QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"]It's a preventative measure, nothing more to it.chaoscougar1

A nanny state will only continue to suffocate the lives out if it's citizenry as long as they want protection from themselves.

Actually they were good analagies. You are just a sheep following alarmist government who makes too many "rules".

It shows what the state could do if people kept freaking out.

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="Yusuke420"] I agree, cars continue to ride smoother and you have full climate controls so it's easy to develop a false since of security. People just need to stay sober, slow down, and just good choices. It's not that hard to drive safely.

-Sun_Tzu-

I could see it one day finding its place in the commercial industry (trucking) in the future but I can't ever see them in a serious role in the consumer market.

Pirate700

nstall abreathalyzer that enables or disables the car in every single vehicle. It would be annoying but they only take a few seconds to operateThe_Gaming_Baby

What happens if you have a car full of drunk passengers but a sober driver?

For a person who person who has a passion for driving sports cars this is stupid.

GOGOGOGURT

Jeez, can't stop using guns, can't stop driving cars, can't stop smoking tobacco. It's like you people want people to die just so some can enjoy dangerous hobbies. What if we get to a point where we all have avatars that do these things and we just have our brains stimulated to think we are actually experiencing them? You can have all of the thrill and none of the risk!

Jeez, can't stop using guns, can't stop driving cars, can't stop smoking tobacco. It's like you people want people to die just so some can enjoy dangerous hobbies. What if we get to a point where we all have avatars that do these things and we just have our brains stimulated to think we are actually experiencing them? You can have all of the thrill and none of the risk!

Yusuke420

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Jeez, can't stop using guns, can't stop driving cars, can't stop smoking tobacco. It's like you people want people to die just so some can enjoy dangerous hobbies. What if we get to a point where we all have avatars that do these things and we just have our brains stimulated to think we are actually experiencing them? You can have all of the thrill and none of the risk!

Crunchy_Nuts

[QUOTE="Crunchy_Nuts"][QUOTE="Yusuke420"]

Jeez, can't stop using guns, can't stop driving cars, can't stop smoking tobacco. It's like you people want people to die just so some can enjoy dangerous hobbies. What if we get to a point where we all have avatars that do these things and we just have our brains stimulated to think we are actually experiencing them? You can have all of the thrill and none of the risk!

Yusuke420

Why? boredom? I know plenty of fun things to do that don't involve guns, alcohol, or tobacco. I'm not some straight edge person or anything, but I like to live and doing things that are inherently against that in my mind sounds silly. Please though fill me in on what I am missing by not going over the top with risk everyday of my life?

We all take risk, but I'm smart enough to not take risk that puts me at a serious disadvantage.

Why? boredom? I know plenty of fun things to do that don't involve guns, alcohol, or tobacco. I'm not some straight edge person or anything, but I like to live and doing things that are inherently against that in my mind sounds silly. Please though fill me in on what I am missing by not going over the top with risk everyday of my life?

We all take risk, but I'm smart enough to not take risk that puts me at a serious disadvantage.

Yusuke420

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Why? boredom? I know plenty of fun things to do that don't involve guns, alcohol, or tobacco. I'm not some straight edge person or anything, but I like to live and doing things that are inherently against that in my mind sounds silly. Please though fill me in on what I am missing by not going over the top with risk everyday of my life?

We all take risk, but I'm smart enough to not take risk that puts me at a serious disadvantage.

Crunchy_Nuts

Simply put, government exists because most people aren't smart enough or physically able to take care of themselves. Government isn't a bad thing, in most cases it's a force for good in this world and only has the best intentions at heart. We can debate the inactment of those policies all day, but I'd think you'd agree that governments structured like the US and GB genuninely want to make their populace healthy, happy, safe, and productive.

Jeez, can't stop using guns, can't stop driving cars, can't stop smoking tobacco. It's like you people want people to die just so some can enjoy dangerous hobbies. What if we get to a point where we all have avatars that do these things and we just have our brains stimulated to think we are actually experiencing them? You can have all of the thrill and none of the risk!Yusuke420

[QUOTE="Yusuke420"]Jeez, can't stop using guns, can't stop driving cars, can't stop smoking tobacco. It's like you people want people to die just so some can enjoy dangerous hobbies. What if we get to a point where we all have avatars that do these things and we just have our brains stimulated to think we are actually experiencing them? You can have all of the thrill and none of the risk!Zeviander

Simply put, government exists because most people aren't smart enough or physically able to take care of themselves. Yusuke420

I'm 25, so I have drove fast and partied hard for 5 years. Now I just want to make it to retirement without being blind sided by a drunk or getting lung cancer from tobacco users.Yusuke420

[QUOTE="Yusuke420"]Simply put, government exists because most people aren't smart enough or physically able to take care of themselves. Zeviander

If you believe that everyone has a right to life, then surely you can see why it is imperitive that we try to preserve that life by any means we have at our disposal.Yusuke420

[QUOTE="Yusuke420"]If you believe that everyone has a right to life, then surely you can see why it is imperitive that we try to preserve that life by any means we have at our disposal.Zeviander

[QUOTE="Yusuke420"]

Why? boredom? I know plenty of fun things to do that don't involve guns, alcohol, or tobacco. I'm not some straight edge person or anything, but I like to live and doing things that are inherently against that in my mind sounds silly. Please though fill me in on what I am missing by not going over the top with risk everyday of my life?

We all take risk, but I'm smart enough to not take risk that puts me at a serious disadvantage.

Crunchy_Nuts

there is already a solution, and it was found 1400 years ago.....lol at the silly 1st world problems.

We are a social species. Each person has the potential to be your relative in either the immediate or long term future. Certainly you'd want to worry about your current relatives well being? So why not apply those concepts to the entire human race so we can all survive and thrive? The collective can accomplish much more then the individual so it's important to have a healthy, happy collective. It's on your best interest to help those around you because if they're on your level, they wouldn't desire what you have.Yusuke420

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]You drink your mouth wash?

Pirate700

Right, but this scanner works off the sweat/oil on your finger tip. You would have to injest it to actually get a reading.

Not entirely a bad solution, but what concerns me is this sounds like another one of those "regulate everything you do" ideas, plus there is always a probability for technology like this to horribly backfire