Nissan Turns to Technology to Stop Drunk Driving

Posted by Zonk on Saturday August 4, 2007 @04:06PM from the couldn't-hurt-i-guess dept.

StonyandCher writes with a ComputerWorld story about new efforts by Nissan to reduce the danger of intoxicated drinkers through technology. A trio of new features installed in a prototype vehicle demonstrated this past week are designed to minimize the damage a drunk behind the wheel can cause. "The first [system] attempts to directly detect alcohol in the driver's sweat and gear shift lever. A second system in the car uses a camera mounted in front of the driver to monitor eye movement. If the driver is drowsy it triggers the seat belt to tighten and this movement will hopefully snap the driver out of their drowsiness or prompt them to take a rest. A third system monitors the path of the vehicle to ensure it's traveling in a straight line and not weaving about the road, as is common with a drunken driver."

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Just fucking great. by pclminion · 2007-08-05 04:57 · Score: 0, Redundant

Now drunks will have yet ANOTHER excuse why it wasn't "their fault" when they mow over a minivan full of 6th graders.

"The car wasn't supposed to let me drive! It let me drive so I figured I was okay! Not my fault!"

How about we take some fucking RESPONSIBILITY for our actions, eh?