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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/0...nkdriving.html


Cars fitted with the detection system will not start if sweat sensors in the steering wheel detect high levels of alcohol in the driver'* bloodstream, according to a report carried by the mass-circulation daily Asahi Shimbun.

The system could also kick in if the sensors detect abnormal steering, or if a special camera shows that the driver'* pupils are not in focus. The car is then slowed to a halt, the report said.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 02:00 PM
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Abnoraml steering? Like what? Screw that....
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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Thats messed up. What if someone just has really sweaty hands, or just drives weird? lol
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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Nothing a pair of gloves and sunglasses cant cure.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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I am 100% against this system, and it'* nto because I like to drive while drinking, either. (I don't do that.)
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Pearl_bonnie02
Thats messed up. What if someone just has really sweaty hands, or just drives weird? lol
It'* not the sweat itself, its the alcohol in the sweat the sensor looks for. But the sterring sensor is what concerns me.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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nobody is gonna pay for that...
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BLACK94SSEi
Nothing a pair of gloves and sunglasses cant cure.
I was just gonna say that too LOL.

But then it would probably figure no one'* in the drivers seat so it wont start again
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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or if a special camera shows that the driver'* pupils are not in focus. The car is then slowed to a halt, the report said.
What if it is dark outside??? I personally do not approve this sytem, but talk to the victums of drunk drivers and they are 100% for it
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Anyone who knows that they tend to drunk drive is not gonna pay extra for this, and those are the only people that would need it! Toyota'* just trying to earn brownie points
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