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Mike's avatar

If we’re talking public good stuff, cars shouldn’t be able to run without seatbelts being fastened and the driver should sure as shit have to blow into a breathalyzer to get that thing to turn on. If you’re going to be using public roads, you should meet a threshold of safety for yourself and for other drivers around you.

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Dave Infante's avatar

This is actually maybe going to happen soon? I believe tucked within the Biden Admin's final IRA there was a provision for something along these lines...

edit to add: Alright, not final... seems like it's more of a "perennial wishlist" type item from the NTSB/other public health authorities -- https://www.npr.org/2022/09/20/1124171320/autos-drunk-driving-blood-alcohol-system-ntsb

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream's avatar

Watch California do this and the entire middle of the country throw an absolute shit-fit.

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Dave Infante's avatar

Forget the country, I feel like the entire middle of *California* would throw an absolute shit-fit.

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Robot of Leisure's avatar

Forget the middle of the country or middle of California, all of California would throw a shit-fit. LA in particular is a massive drunk driving city because there's no public transit and almost no walkable neighborhoods (someone who had people question him for walking a mile to a bar instead of driving while living in LA)

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