New technology may end drunk driving
Set of sensors or contact points will register alcohol level before driver can start car
Washington
FEDERAL officials have announced a technological breakthrough that could virtually eliminate the drunken driving that kills 10,000 Americans each year.
The new equipment - which is expected to begin appearing in cars in five years - will not require a driver to blow into a tube, as with the interlock devices that some states require after drunken-driving convictions. Instead, either a passive set of breath sensors or touch-sensitive contact points on a starter button or gear shift would immediately register the level of alcohol in the driver's bloodstream.
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