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Cars that Stop Drunk Driving in Future?

Car officials are excited about new technology that could appear in future cars in which will determine if a driver is in their right mind to be on the roads, thus cutting down on the number of drunk drivers that cause thousands of accidents each year. Thought people are excited, most are warning that it could be years before we see these devices installed on everyday vehicles. However, when the day does come it will definitely be a day that will go down in automotive history. 

The vehicle will measure whether the person is at the legal limit of alcohol consumption and then if they are above, the car will not be able to be started. But how is the car going to be able to tell if someone is drunk or not? 

There are two possible ways that designers are leaning towards. The first being one way that is already installed on some cars that are driven by those who have numerous drinking and driving charges on their file. They must blow into a device connected to the car in order to get it to start. The other option that designers are looking at involves putting sensors into the wheel of the car that will measure whether there is an excess of alcohol in the person's skin. 

For those that do not drink, it should not delay their getting on the road since it would only take a split second for the device to be used. So that should not be a worry that people are worried about. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has viewed the device and estimates that it could eliminate around 9,000 alcohol related accidents each year. So when can the public expect to start seeing this technology? They shouldn't hold their breath because it could still be another eight or ten years before the technology is safely tested and proven to be worth the expense.