Breathalyzer starter engine

oxford mushroom SG

In the state of California, there exists a mandate that a breathalyzer be installed in the cars of individuals that have had two or more violations for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. The test requires the driver to breathe into a breathalyzer before the car will start. If the driver is above the legal limit for alcohol, the cars starter motor will not operate and the engine will not start.

However, a major problem with this device is that it does not guarantee that the driver of the vehicle is taking the breathalyzer test. For instance, a driver can have a sober passenger take the breathalyzer test and thereby be able to drive the car.

Research is ongoing to add weight and seatbelt sensors to ensure that it is the driver and not someone else who is taking the test.

I have a better idea. A small DNA chip installed into the breathalyzer system will confirm the identity of the person by the DNA present in the saliva. The technology is now available but rather expensive.

Persons convicted of drunk driving can be made to pay for the system to be installed. If we extend it to all drivers of vehicles, drink driving will be a thing of the past.

Icemoon SG

Get someone else to start the car lor. Then real driver just take over and drive off.

ditzy SG

Did you read the para before the one you quoted? Laughing

Icemoon SG

I dunno how it works but is it possible for you to sit on the driver seat and get someone else to breathe into it?

ditzy SG

I dunno whether to answer you or flush the toilet and laugh my head off. Laughing

oxford mushroom SG

With a DNA chip, unless you clone yourself, you cannot get away Mr. Green

Police are using portable DNA chips at scene of crime now...it will be soon possible to use this technology for other purposes. If your alcohol level exceeds the legal limit, your car is dead.

tomsss SG

why would i wanna blow my car just to drive it Laughing

jianfish9 SG

Wah, then every time start engine must use the breathalyzer?

Seems impossible to implement though.
That means the car can only be driven by one person. Lets say the husband is a drink driver, does that mean that the wife cannot use the car since the DNA chip will not recognise the wife?

Icemoon SG

exactly .. let's see how they are going to implement it.

Icemoon SG

Barring the one driver per car question aside, how can the DNA chip stop the scenario I raised above?

Icemoon SG

Of course you should answer me.

If you have the answer and laugh your head off, you are just being selfish. Now .. do you want the whole world to know you as a selfish person?

Icemoon SG

Are you an engineer? Rolling Eyes

Ask yourself .. what problem is the breathanalyser designed to solve? Why do you need to confirm the id of the person?

oxford mushroom SG

No, I deal with DNA, not machines, but I know the technology works.

To prevent you asking someone else to start the car, that's why. Someone else's DNA will not be recognized and so the engine will not start. It's like a fingerprinting machine.

Yes, it means the car can only be driven by the person or persons registered to drive it. You need to have both the right DNA and the low alcohol levels to start the engine. Once started, an infrared surveillance system will only allow the engine to run as long as the driver seat is occupied. If you leave the driver seat, the engine will shut down and you will need to blow again to start the engine. This will also prevent you from getting your wife to start the car and then change the the driver.

Icemoon SG

erm .. with this technology .. how does Hertz run their business there?

HeXy SG

I think he might be right.. driver can call someone who is sober to start the car, since any one beside the driver can blow into the thing..

oxford mushroom SG

Blow once into the instrument...reset the instrument using the DNA chip to recognize the new driver alonel

oxford mushroom SG

With DNA technology, the driver cannot get away with it, unless he clones himself

cosmic_rides SG

would this mean that one cannot loan the car to his or her friend to drive when the owner gets drunk? I guess some people drinks too much and gets his or her friend to help drive them home.
if all drivers of the vehical has to be registered, that would mean that the registration of drivers for the car would be a very long one.

Icemoon SG

Actually I asked a trick question .. Hertz will never need to install the breathanalyzer. Laughing

Icemoon SG

Your DNA technology never satisfy all the use cases. Note the use case described by cosmic_rides.