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prevent or limit car operation That is precisely what a killswitch is. The circumstances and/or requirements of the activation of the killswitch are irrelevan
by causi 5y ago
prevent or limit car operation
That is precisely what a killswitch is. The circumstances and/or requirements of the activation of the killswitch are irrelevant to whether or not it's a killswitch. Is it a good idea? Maybe. Will I, as a teetotaler, be ripping this out of my future car on sheer principle? Yes.
- mdp2021 5y agoWhile I do concour in general, further discrimination is necessary: also teetotalers can get tired. (In fact, it is not clear how such system is that different from the already existing systems evaluating driving style: occasional jerks (being tired) and consistent imprecision (intoxicated) should both have been part of it.) And about «ripping [modules] out»: are you sure that will be possible, also technically? It's not an independent bolt, but probably an integrated component.
- causi 5y agoWhile I do concour in general, further discrimination is necessary: also teetotalers can get tired. I don't understand how this is relevant to the point of something being or not being a killswitch.
- mdp2021 5y agoYou wrote «Will I, as a teetotaler, be ripping this out of my future car on sheer principle», causi.
- causi 5y agoWhat is it that needs further discrimination?
- bhelkey 5y ago> Will I, as a teetotaler, be ripping this out of my future car on sheer principle? Yes. >> also teetotalers can get tired >>> I don't understand how this is relevant to the point You mentioned that you are a teetotaler. This appears relevant to your point in that it assumes that this proposed module, acting as intended, would never prevent you from driving. mdp2021 points out that the first guideline targets impaired drivers (not drunk drivers) and would, by intention, prevent you from driving if you were tired enough to be impaired.
- mleonhard 5y agoThe system could prevent a horrific accident if a health problem causes you to become disoriented or lose consciousness while driving.
- _-david-_ 5y agoAnd it could prevent me from driving somebody to a hospital resulting in their death.