Infrastructure bill includes key consumer safety measures to prevent drunk drivers, avoid hot car child deaths.
includes a number of automotive safety measures, one requiring new technology to keep drunk drivers off the road and another that alerts drivers who may have inadvertently left a child in their vehicle.
Those already convicted of drunk driving offenses may already have to prove they are sober, using technology similar to a police Breathalyzer. They blow into a tube, with sensors then detecting their blood alcohol level. A camera system confirms someone else isn’t blowing into the system. The federal government is funding research through the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program. Several possible solutions are being studied, including one similar to a Breathalyzer. It would measure alcohol in the air around the driver, however, rather than requiring a motorist to blow into a tube every time they want start their vehicle. Like Nissan’s system, the challenge is to avoid false positives from an inebriated passenger.
Still, proponents contend it’s worth the cost. A 2010 study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimated drunk driving has an annual societal cost of $210 billion.
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