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Steering Wheel Checks Alcohol Consumption

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the holiday-weekends-are-lethal dept.

karvind writes "According to washingtonpost, Inventor Dennis Bellehumeur has made a $600 sensor that can be installed in a steering wheel or in gloves and will test a driver's skin to determine alcohol consumption. Bellehumeur, a real estate agent and deli owner in Wilton Manors, spent 12 years developing his sensor after his then-teenage son crashed into a utility pole while driving drunk and suffered minor brain damage. He received a patent this month and the sensor should complete testing this year."

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  1. Re:What if.... by a16 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would hope that as a bartender you are aware of the concept of washing your hands :)

  2. Swab action. by Niban · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't be the only person who immediately contemplated swabbing their friends steering wheels with rubbing alcohol.

    No driving for you. ONE YEAR!

  3. Re: Brilliant! by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    $600 per car is not a lot to spend to ensure road safety.

    Depends: on a $300 Yugo, it might not be such a good idea...

    Then again, with a Yugo, you're very safe in the first place, since the bus driver is never drunk.

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