Nissan gets testy with drunk drivers

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Concept car features alcohol-detection sensors that check odor, sweat and driver awareness, issue a voice alert and lock up the ignition.

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Way To Go Nissan!
by bkblair August 3, 2007 11:54 AM PDT: As someone whose life was drastically changed by a 4 Time Repeat Drunk Driver 3 months ago (2 children hurt badly, one who is still in the hospital fighting for her life) , I applaud Nissan (and Volvo) for taking matters into their own hands since our US gov't doesn't seem to think of drunk driving as anything more than a traffic violation instead of the CRIME that it really is.; Reply to this comment

NISSAN
by jheraux August 3, 2007 3:54 PM PDT: Sure great feeling for safety. How about the consumer's money? Can someone for me to buy? The consumer is King and Nissan will learn this the hard way.; Reply to this comment View reply
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Good to see
by tobart August 3, 2007 4:09 PM PDT: It's good to see car manufacturers investing in this technology. I can only hope that once Nissan finishes it off, all manufacturers will put it in their cars.

It's just too bad people are so stupid and greedy that I'm going to have to pay for this with my next car.; Reply to this comment

That's Awesome!!!
by skipperpma August 3, 2007 5:15 PM PDT: What a great idea!
Just think, no more needless deaths! How many people are dead
because the other person knew they could drive just fine. Finally,
we can take the decision making process out of the idiot's hands!
YES!!!; Reply to this comment

careful....
by stlsgmpi August 7, 2007 10:50 AM PDT: It's a good step in the right direction. I just hope my car won't shut off if my drunk buddy spills a beer all over my shirt, or if my hands are sweating after playing sports.; Reply to this comment

genius, finally
by Dsam2000 August 10, 2007 2:59 PM PDT: I saw a video on drunk drivers and now I really believe that it can work and reduce the drunk drivers on the roads.
Check this link to see what happen to drunk drivers:
http://www.wwwpd.org/?p=58; Reply to this comment

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