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I never understood this logic (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[–] 24 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Same thing with having one of those breathalyzer things on your car. You have to pay to have it installed, pay a monthly fee in addition to all the other shit you've already paid for. And then you can only go a very few certain places. Makes it incredibly difficult to recover from that. It's not to punish you or keep you off the road after a DUI, it's so they can extract more money from you

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    They don't arbitrarily hand those things out... Don't drink and drive and it's not a problem.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    Our entire bar/nightclub economy would collapse if nobody drank and drove. Not defending it, just pointing out America has terrible public transportation and very little means to access these places without driving.

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  • [+] -12 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Eh, yet. There's talk of mandating them for new cars.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Where?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    America and it already passed in 2021 to be effective 2025 source: https://www.kbb.com/car-news/new-law-will-require-in-car-breathalyzers/

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    In the other article linked by that one it says it's just a recommendation. Seems weird.

    A federal advisory board recommended yesterday that safety regulators require “alcohol impairment detection systems to be included in all new vehicles.” The move is just a recommendation, but it has the weight of law behind it.

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  • [+] -6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    EU.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    They limit where you can go? Like with GPS reporting to somebody?

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I’ve unfortunately had the pleasure of needing one of these interlock devices installed on my car back in 2010. It’s definitely been awhile but the device only limits where you could go if you had alcohol in your system, and that limit would be NOWHERE. If you were sober you just had to blow clean every 5-20 minutes and I could drive as much as I pleased. The option without the device was no driving except to and from work and maybe the grocery store 1-2 times a week.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    go if you had alcohol in your system, and that limit would be NOWHERE.

    Isn’t that kind of the point of such a device?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I've never heard of this, but I'm sure there's some jurisdiction that would probably limit you to only going to work or something if you have one

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I’ve had one before and without it you can only go to work and the grocery store. With it you just have to blow sober and you are free to drive as you please, it’s like having the judge in the car to make sure you don’t fuck up.

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