Would you buy a car that had a breathalizer for cheaper Insurance?

2007-08-04 09:35:44

#1

Harmor: Error_Name_Not_Found; +376|1277|San Diego, CA, USA

Would you buy a car that had some type of breathalizer, a device that sampled the air you expel for alcohol, to operate your vehicle? And if your car had that technology you would also have a rate cut on your car insurance premium.

Now I'm not talking about the court approved tube you have to breath-in and wait 20 seconds, but something that, say, in unobtrusive, say in your visor or hidden that samples the air in the cabin and brings the car to a halt, safely, under power.

EDIT: Looks like Nissan is working on it:

Nissan Gets Testy With Drunk Drivers (Breathe Here To Start Your Car…)

Last edited by Harmor (2007-08-04 11:05:53)

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2007-08-04 09:38:08

#2

Bubbalo: The Lizzard; +540|1290

What happens if you have a drunk passenger?

2007-08-04 09:42:50

#3

ghettoperson: Powered by SRAM; +1,341|1377|England/The Netherlands

Or use mouthwash?

2007-08-04 09:47:00

#4

RECONDO67: Member; +60|1364|miami FL

its only used to start the car and its not affected by the passenger.

2007-08-04 09:47:57

#5

Hurricane: Banned; +1,150|1359|Washington, DC

ghettoperson wrote:
Or use mouthwash?

You know thats a rumor right?

edit: Yeah I would, I hope for my sake I never attempt to go drive drunk.

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2007-08-04 09:49:11

#6

Winston_Churchill: Canehdian Creator of the SAMs; +235|1467|Ontario | Canada

Hurricane wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Or use mouthwash?
You know thats a rumor right?

edit: Yeah I would, I hope for my sake I never attempt to go drive drunk.

Mouthwash has alcohol in it

2007-08-04 09:52:13

#7

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +991|1174|Socialist Republic of Madison

Sure, I'd buy one to save money on insurance. I'm not stupid enough to drink and drive.

2007-08-04 09:53:33

#8

mikeyb118: Evil Overlord; +76|1327|S.C.

ghettoperson wrote:
Or use mouthwash?

I think mythbusters busted that one..

2007-08-04 09:54:49

#9

snuten_i_sjoholmen: Member; +9|1202|Svea Rike

I think a breathalyzer should be mandatory in all cars.. A lot of accidents happen because the driver has been drinking and don't pay enough attention.. In Sweden there is speed cameras everywhere, which is good, but it costs the taxpayers a lot of money. I think they should do more to stop drunk drivers because they are the real danger in the traffic.

I wouldn't mind spending half a minute with a Breathalyzer if everyone else also had those, because then I would feel much safer on the roads.

2007-08-04 10:01:45

#10

CommieChipmunk: Member; +485|1298|Portland, OR, USA

I would go for that! or my dad would... since he pays my insurance

2007-08-04 10:05:23

#11

jonsimon: Member; +224|1223

snuten_i_sjoholmen wrote:
I wouldn't mind spending half a minute with a Breathalyzer if everyone else also had those, because then I would feel much safer on the roads.

What if you need to start your car quickly?

2007-08-04 10:10:31

#12

ghettoperson: Powered by SRAM; +1,341|1377|England/The Netherlands

I might do. I mean cheaper insurance is nice, but it sounds like it could be a lot of hassle.

2007-08-04 10:11:17

#13

Mitch: Swan Decapitator; +801|1254|New York

jonsimon wrote:
snuten_i_sjoholmen wrote:
I wouldn't mind spending half a minute with a Breathalyzer if everyone else also had those, because then I would feel much safer on the roads.
What if you need to start your car quickly?

Yeah. Exactly. What if its an emergency.
And of coarse the machine will be flawed...

"Error reading breathe, try again"
"You are intoxicated please wait 10 minutes before trying again" - EVEN WHEN YOU ARENT!!!!

It would be stupid.

2007-08-04 10:12:14

#14

Hurricane: Banned; +1,150|1359|Washington, DC

Winston_Churchill wrote:
Hurricane wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Or use mouthwash?
You know thats a rumor right?

edit: Yeah I would, I hope for my sake I never attempt to go drive drunk.
Mouthwash has alcohol in it

Not all mouthwashes do, and the ones that do wouldn't set off a breathalyzer.

2007-08-04 10:29:08

#15

mikkel: Member; +277|1329

If it worked, I'd love it.

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2007-08-04 10:32:16

#16

DesertFox-: Department of Redundancy Department; +411|1413|United States of America

Hell yes since I do not nor ever plan to drink, but that would show in what a sad world we live in which drunken driiving is so common that we need to test people in their cars.

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2007-08-04 10:33:21

#17

velocitychaos: Member; +26|1225|Brisbane Australia

Just ban alchohol....let's face it, if you drink the devils poison you're going to hell anyway!

2007-08-04 10:58:14

#18

Bubbalo: The Lizzard; +540|1290

Hurricane wrote:
Not all mouthwashes do, and the ones that do wouldn't set off a breathalyzer.

They probably could. Cough medicine can.

2007-08-04 10:59:16

#19

Cybargs: I violate mods with my title.; +1,687|1444|Taiwan

velocitychaos wrote:
Just ban alchohol....let's face it, if you drink the devils poison you're going to hell anyway!

Alcohol probation of the 1920's anyone?

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2007-08-04 11:02:46

#20

ShellShock.PwN: Member; +31|1516|Barrie Ontario

velocitychaos wrote:
Just ban alchohol....let's face it, if you drink the devils poison you're going to hell anyway!

meh atleast i can headbang.

2007-08-04 11:05:38

#21

Harmor: Error_Name_Not_Found; +376|1277|San Diego, CA, USA

mikkel wrote:
If it worked, I'd love it.

Looks like Nissan is working on it:

Nissan Gets Testy With Drunk Drivers (Breathe Here To Start Your Car…)

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2007-08-04 11:11:11

#22

mikkel: Member; +277|1329

Harmor wrote:
mikkel wrote:
If it worked, I'd love it.
Looks like Nissan is working on it:

Nissan Gets Testy With Drunk Drivers (Breathe Here To Start Your Car…)

It's already being deployed in Sweden. The government wants to make it mandatory in all vehicles.

2007-08-04 11:49:50

#23

Turquoise: "Care for a little necrophilia?"; +1,207|1133|North Carolina

Harmor wrote:
Would you buy a car that had some type of breathalizer, a device that sampled the air you expel for alcohol, to operate your vehicle? And if your car had that technology you would also have a rate cut on your car insurance premium.

Now I'm not talking about the court approved tube you have to breath-in and wait 20 seconds, but something that, say, in unobtrusive, say in your visor or hidden that samples the air in the cabin and brings the car to a halt, safely, under power.

EDIT: Looks like Nissan is working on it:

Nissan Gets Testy With Drunk Drivers (Breathe Here To Start Your Car…)

Yes... if the difference in insurance premiums was significant enough to cover the added cost of the device itself in the short run.

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2007-08-04 11:51:06

#24

Hurricane: Banned; +1,150|1359|Washington, DC

ShellShock.PwN wrote:
velocitychaos wrote:
Just ban alchohol....let's face it, if you drink the devils poison you're going to hell anyway!
meh atleast i can headbang.

As long as it's the good hell with good music, hot women, and great food that doesn't fatten you up then bring it on.

If it's the bad hell with all the bad people then uhh...

2007-08-04 11:56:18

#25

SharkyMcshark: I'll take two; +132|1514|Perth, Western Australia

All I can think of now is some scene from a cheap sci fi action move (think Jurassic Park or Godzilla) where some giant and deadly beast is lumbering towards my car and I try to start it but realise that I need to blow into the breathalyser, and then wait 20 seconds...

"Come on, start, start you bastard"

*Ping* "You are over the legal blood alcohol limit. Vehicle shutting down"

"shitshitshitshitshitshitshitshit"

*RRRROOOOOOOOOAAAAARRRR*

But seriously, itd be a good idea, if not a mild inconveniece (nothing compared to the lives it would save really)

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