BF2S Forums Would you buy a car that had a breathalizer for cheaper Insurance?

Or use mouthwash?

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.

Last edited by Hurricane (2007-08-04 07:48:17)

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

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.

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?

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.

If it worked, I'd love it.

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

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?

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…)

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.

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)