No More DWIs? NTSB thinks its possible.

[Parker]

Advocating new in car technology that will be like a breathalyzer
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/11/us/ntsb-drunken-driving/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

[Shockwave]

This is getting a little ridiculous....
How is this any different from the lockouts that people have to have put on their cars AFTER they've been convicted of driving drunk?

[Parker]

This is getting a little ridiculous....
How is this any different from the lockouts that people have to have put on their cars AFTER they've been convicted of driving drunk?

what we are headed for are cars like in iRobot, fully automated and do the driving for you, no training or anything required. And as such, the car is "responsible" for the well being of the "driver" and passenger.

[El Diablo Blanco]

what we are headed for are cars like in iRobot, fully automated and do the driving for you, no training or anything required. And as such, the car is "responsible" for the well being of the "driver" and passenger.

Fuck that.  I want the flying cars by the year 2000 that I was promised in the 1980's

[Knooger]

Fuck that.  I want the flying cars by the year 2000 that I was promised in the 1980's

I'm still holding out hope for that. Y2K is coming up pretty soon though.

[Natural Man]

Fuck that.  I want the flying cars by the year 2000 that I was promised in the 1980's

odds are high you ll probably be riding a bicycle or a horse in the next 30 years instead.

[Shockwave]

what we are headed for are cars like in iRobot, fully automated and do the driving for you, no training or anything required. And as such, the car is "responsible" for the well being of the "driver" and passenger.

I know and it pisses me off. I'll do my own driving, thanks.

[Parker]

I know and it pisses me off. I'll do my own driving, thanks.

there is talk about two diff types of licenses, one for those who do their own driving, and one for those who do not.

[Obvious Gimmick]

As long as there are Mexicans. There will be DWI's

[Mr Nobody]

This will happen by KY2

Can we just get whores to drive us around, might cost a bit money but maybe worth it.

[MikMaq]

I know and it pisses me off. I'll do my own driving, thanks.

No worries dude as a failed industrial engineer, I can tell you, that removing steering wheels makes the ride much more intolerable.

Anyhow I this shit is a long way coming, insurance rates are fucking insane, I'd take a nanny state driving device if it meant I never have to waste money on insurance.

odds are high you ll probably be riding a bicycle or a horse in the next 30 years instead.

It's almost comical how few people understand this. It's not just simply a matter of us affording the gas, it's that urban environment thrive, even in times of economic hardship.  While less dense areas cough cough, vegas, phoenix, don't.