Thread: Toyota creating cars that detect drunken drivers

Hmmm so I will just wear gloves and sunglasses

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Hmmm so I will just wear gloves and sunglasses

Then you'll just get pulled over for looking suspicious as hell

they should create the car and not tell people about it. Do you honestly think that people who drink are going to purchase them? duh.

Originally Posted by P-funk

they should create the car and not tell people about it. Do you honestly think that people who drink are going to purchase them? duh.

Maybe parents will buy them for their kids to keep them from driving drunk.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Maybe parents will buy them for their kids to keep them from driving drunk.

true

That is so fucking stupid. It says that when alcohol is detected the car, will shut down and come to a stop. That would be great if that happened on the interstate, or in the middle of a busy intersection.

The sad thing thing the set-up to detect drunk drivers is so easy to install into cars. You blow into it and if your over it doesnt start then when started it will beep every 1/2 hour and if your hot it will record it. Then when they renew your plates they could download info about how many times you blew hot over the year and then seek whatever legal reprocutitions(sp).

The governement will never put these into cars because DUIs make the state tons and tons of money. The average DUI in Colorado costs the person about 9 grand

Originally Posted by FatCatMC

That is so fucking stupid. It says that when alcohol is detected the car, will shut down and come to a stop. That would be great if that happened on the interstate, or in the middle of a busy intersection.

Yeah that is kinda stupid. They'll have to do somethin to improve it before it comes out in two years. But I suppose it's a little better than an 18 year old driving down the interstate cocked going 100 mph, or blacking out at the wheel.

Originally Posted by bigss75

The governement will never put these into cars because DUIs make the state tons and tons of money. The average DUI in Colorado costs the person about 9 grand

Originally Posted by bigss75

The average DUI in Colorado costs the person about 9 grand

Break that down for me...............I can't believe it is that high. I figure 1-2k for a lawyer and another 1k per year for 3 years for insurance.

Originally Posted by FatCatMC

That is so fucking stupid. It says that when alcohol is detected the car, will shut down and come to a stop. That would be great if that happened on the interstate, or in the middle of a busy intersection.

No officer, I'm wasn't drinking. I just dropped my open bottle of Coors and that's why my car stopped.

Originally Posted by DOMS

No officer, I'm wasn't drinking. I just dropped my open bottle of Coors and that's why my car stopped.

Originally Posted by dg806

Break that down for me...............I can't believe it is that high. I figure 1-2k for a lawyer and another 1k per year for 3 years for insurance.

About 2k for lawyer, 4-5K for insurance, 1k for fees/fines/reinstatements, and about a grand for alcohol education/testing.

Then if you get weekenders, jail time, or an ankle bracelet it costs more. One guy I knew had an ankle bracelet that would test his sweat once an hour to test for alcohol, it cost him about 25 bucks a day

Goddamn I'm glad I don't live in Colorado. Not that I drink and drive

I'd love to be the tester...here, drink this six pack and then get behind the wheel and try to get around the obstacle course...yee ha!

Originally Posted by bigss75

The governement will never put these into cars because DUIs make the state tons and tons of money. The average DUI in Colorado costs the person about 9 grand

Very sad indeed. I guess the innocent lives that are taken due to Drunk Drivers means nothing to them

So will this mean that people who want to get wasted and then drive back home will resort to something else to get them high?

"Hmmm, mom and dad bought me this neato car, but now I can't have some beers and chill with my friends, but if I snort that blow over there hell I'll be able to drive home and still catch a buzz......."

If your stupid enough to drive drunk then it's your own damn fault. Anyone that drives hammered is an asshole, they put everyones lives into danger.

I'm sure the idea is, for now, to allow responsible people to check if it's okay to drive. I've been told that you know when you've had too much to drink, though, so I'm not sure how that would work out. In the future, they probably hope to make it standard issue in every car sold... ever. Sort of like airbags, I'm assuming. Then perhaps it would be more useful.

Yet I read something in Discover magazine (or something like that) about cars that drive themselves on tracks and can't get into accidents (GPS in every car). Not exactly short-term, but it'll probably happen when I have grandchildren.