The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2010)

[PANatsFan]

I heard on the news that all manufactures are considering a voluntary breathalyzer in the starter mechanism that picks up on your breath. I am in favor of this.

[mimontero88]

I heard on the news that all manufactures are considering a voluntary breathalyzer in the starter mechanism that picks up on your breath. I am in favor of this.

I would actually love that.  Being that I am not really intoxicated at all at .08, if I have had more than two drinks at dinner (I allow myself a maximum of three drinks equivalent in alcohol content to a beer), I am never sure if I am technically legal to drive or not.  This has never really been a problem since I don't really speed more than the average driver in Northern Virginia and do NOT drive impaired but I would still prefer to be below the legal limit at all times when driving because DUIs just aren't worth the risk, however minute it may be.

[Vega]

I heard on the news that all manufactures are considering a voluntary breathalyzer in the starter mechanism that picks up on your breath. I am in favor of this.

That would be a pain in the ass for people like me who don't drink.

[Nathan]

Which is why it's voluntary.

[Vega]

Which is why it's voluntary.

Crap. Misread that.

[PANatsFan]

Which is why it's voluntary.

Sorry voluntary as in the manufacturers are doing it without a law being passed. The idea is the technology needs to advance to a point where it is an unnoticeable part of the startup of the car. It just tests the air. It won't be a pain for anyone who has a right to be driving.

[The Chief]

I'm opposed to the idea on principle.

[Vega]

It's a sad state of affairs when car manufacturers have to even think about doing something like that.

[Nathan]

So what happens when you're the DD with other drunk people in the car?  Then you're SOL.

[mimontero88]

Sorry voluntary as in the manufacturers are doing it without a law being passed. The idea is the technology needs to advance to a point where it is an unnoticeable part of the startup of the car. It just tests the air. It won't be a pain for anyone who has a right to be driving.

Two problems with that then.
One:

So what happens when you're the DD with other drunk people in the car?  Then you're SOL.

This.

Two:  It's not like they would stop people who drive drunk consistently as they would just have it removed from their cars so it would really only serve as a way to help responsible people (who presumably are not getting hammered and driving in the first place) and be a real pain in the ass when they malfunction, shutting down your car.

[blue911]

Sorry voluntary as in the manufacturers are doing it without a law being passed. The idea is the technology needs to advance to a point where it is an unnoticeable part of the startup of the car. It just tests the air. It won't be a pain for anyone who has a right to be driving.

Why should a non-drinker have to incur the cost of such a device? What happens if it fails? Why couldn't you just blow up a balloon, get mangled then use said balloon as your breath? What happens if you slam down 3 double Jamesons then drive your car ?


Can't see this as a good idea at all.

[Obed_Marsh]

I won't buy a car that includes a breathalyser on principal. This idea flies like a lead balloon.

MADD has brainwashed too many people if this is seriously being discussed.

[Obed_Marsh]

Shawn Hill signs with the Marlins. I'm quaking in my boots.

http://joefrisaro.mlblogs.com/archives/2011/01/hill_signs_minor_league_deal.html

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/01/marlins-sign-shawn-hill.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MlbTradeRumors+(MLB+Trade+Rumors

[mimontero88]

Shawn Hill signs with the Marlins. I'm quaking in my boots.

http://joefrisaro.mlblogs.com/archives/2011/01/hill_signs_minor_league_deal.html

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/01/marlins-sign-shawn-hill.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MlbTradeRumors+(MLB+Trade+Rumors

Over/Under Days Until Hill is on the 60-Day DL = 6.  I'm taking the under.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Sorry voluntary as in the manufacturers are doing it without a law being passed. The idea is the technology needs to advance to a point where it is an unnoticeable part of the startup of the car. It just tests the air. It won't be a pain for anyone who has a right to be driving.

There was a state senator up in Boston who had a breathalyzer in his car by court order.  he could not start the car without blowing clean.  I think he had his kid blow in it the last time he crashed.  PatsNats - ring a bell?  someone from Cambridge, I think.

[Nathan]

There was a state senator up in Boston who had a breathalyzer in his car by court order.  he could not start the car without blowing clean.  I think he had his kid blow in it the last time he crashed.  PatsNats - ring a bell?  someone from Cambridge, I think.

Yeah, that rings a bell, I just didn't know PatsNats was a senator.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Yeah, that rings a bell, I just didn't know PatsNats was a senator.

No, he's a National.

[PatsNats28]

There was a state senator up in Boston who had a breathalyzer in his car by court order.  he could not start the car without blowing clean.  I think he had his kid blow in it the last time he crashed.  PatsNats - ring a bell?  someone from Cambridge, I think.

I'm not sure who, I don't really follow local politics (or politics at all for that matter)

[mimontero88]

I'm not sure who, I don't really follow local politics (or politics at all for that matter)

This guy.

[tomterp]

I'm not sure if they do this, but they should give out free breathalyzers to people so if you're a party, you can see if you can drive legally or not with it.

A fair number of bars in London area had them when I visited, people would get hammered to see who could score the highest.   

[JCA-CrystalCity]

This guy.

Yes.  A few different details, but Galluccio is the guy I thought about.

[mimontero88]

A fair number of bars in London area had them when I visited, people would get hammered to see who could score the highest.   

Reminds me of "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell"

[Kevrock]

There was a state senator up in Boston who had a breathalyzer in his car by court order.  he could not start the car without blowing clean.  I think he had his kid blow in it the last time he crashed.  PatsNats - ring a bell?  someone from Cambridge, I think.

They do this in Maryland. I know a guy who had one in his car because he's an idiot and got two DUIs. It's a breathalyzer, certainly not something that "tests the air". He had to blow every 15 minutes or something, just in case he was literally drinking and driving.

I wouldn't mind if a breathalyzer became standard with ignition, personally. Less idiots on the road means less lost life.

[PatsNats28]

That would be annoying... I mean, I've never drunk in my life (other than a sip of champagne at a party when I was 12), that'd be a waste of time.

[Kevrock]

Better a waste of eight seconds than a waste of life.