Future Vehicles to Auto-STOP Drinking and Driving
Across the US, organizations, law enforcement, and automakers have taken steps to protect the innocent from the horrors of drinking and driving. In 2013, 10,076 people lost their lives due to the negligence and impairment of drunk drivers, reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and automakers are making huge strides in preventing an impaired driver from getting behind the wheel, explains Jason Cipriani.
A Fifth Vehicular Sense
Vehicles will have a specialized touch pad in the steering wheel, or in the push-to-start button, with an embedded sensor to analyze the driver’s BAC, or blood alcohol concentration. In most states, a BAC above 0.08 percent is considered impaired. The pad uses an infrared scan of the driver’s skin and analyzes the skin surface’s chemical composition. This is made possible as the body releases alcohol via the skin when drinking. However, future cars may have another drunk driving prevention technology as well.
Breathalyzers
If you have ever been pulled over and suspected of drinking and driving, you have probably seen a police-issued breathalyzer. These devices are often bulky and impractical for carrying around. However, the cars of the future will run an automatic breath-analysis, which is currently being tested, and would require less force and difficulty. The driver would be able to simply sit in the seat and breathe at a normal pace while the vehicle analyzes the estimated BAC in his breath.
Saving Lives and Protecting Yourself
Both of these technologies will change the world within the next few years. Specifically, Cipriani explains how these features may be available within the next five years as an optional add-on. This technology will also reduce the number of police needed for drunk driving prevention. Additionally, it will save countless lives and thousands of dollars and reduce the toll of drinking and driving. If you have found yourself in the cross hairs of the police due to a possible DUI, your future car may be able to stop you entirely. Furthermore, contact an experienced, Los Angeles DUI attorney at The Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf. Call now at 1(800)YouAreInnocent or (310) 277-1707, or go to our website:www.youareinnocent.com. Don’t let DUI accusations wreck your life.
