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Having to blow while you're already driving is supposed to be a feature. It's to dissuade people from successfully turning on their car, immediately drinking, a
by wildzzz 7mo ago
Having to blow while you're already driving is supposed to be a feature. It's to dissuade people from successfully turning on their car, immediately drinking, and then driving.
- Auracle 7mo ago30 seconds seems a bit fast to force that though, no? There’s not always a safe place to pull over.
- stronglikedan 7mo agoIf it only kicks in at 45 or lower (i.e., not the highway) then there's always a safe place to pull over. I have no idea how it actually does work though, thankfully.
- lazide 7mo agoStuck in stop and go traffic on the freeway doesn’t sound like a good place to me, but I’ve never had a DUI so meh?
- ranger_danger 7mo agoI take it you've never been stuck in slow traffic on a long narrow bridge, or highway sections that surround you with concrete barriers on both sides for miles. There is nowhere to pull over.
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- shimman 7mo agoIs this comment a joke or do you not understand how dangerous it is to ask a driver to blow into a breathalyzer while operating a vehicle? All this seems to be is a company collecting corporate welfare while doing the bare minimum. Such companies should both be sanctioned and have their leadership investigated for potential fraud. If you receive public dollars to function, the public should expect some modicum of sensibility and accountability.
- longislandguido 7mo ago[flagged]
- shimman 7mo agoOh wow so the judicial system is developing the software? It's not a private company that only exists to fulfill a government need with zero accountability? What were the terms of their contract? What was their SLA? How do users engage with the company? Sorry but these companies are all scams thrusted upon the public. Any business that takes government money should be held accountable or compelled to engage in workplace democracy. I'm not a fan of companies making garbage products while getting rich off of public dollars. Just because some people like corporate welfare doesn't mean the vast majority of the public likes it.
- lazide 7mo agoThey are accountable…. To the courts? What does workplace accountability actually concretely mean here? It’s the classic enterprise software issue too - the people doing the buying/selecting are not the people actually using it.
- KumaBear 7mo agoI think they shouldn’t be driving in the first place. Suspend DL for one year and move on.
- mothballed 7mo agoUnfortunately driving on a suspended is mostly not enforced either, so giving them the carrot of keeping their license is the only thing the judicial branch can do that has much sway (other than jailing them) without being able to order the executive branch to change.
- HeyLaughingBoy 7mo agoLOL. Do you know how many people are driving with suspended licenses now? The number would skyrocket if systems like these didn't exist. Especially in rural areas, you can get away with driving on a suspended license for a pretty long time before a cop catches you. I know someone who was probably (she wouldn't admit to it) doing it for at least a year.