Don't Drink and Drive - because this car will stop you

There's new technology on the way in the fight against drink driving that will scan your breath or blood to find out if you're over the limit

Don't Drink and Drive - because this car will stop you

Drink driving is a killer, with almost one in three crash fatalities in Ireland being related to alcohol consumption. Globally, as much as a quarter of traffic accidents involve people who are suffering the effects of alcohol. This has to stop and new technology could help to curb the issue.

Science-sorts in American are working on a number of solutions to the problem, including simply stopping people from driving while under the influence. They do this in a number of ways, including sophisticated sensors which can be mounted on the door or steering wheel and are capable of sensing the alcohol on your breath even with a limited sample.

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