1984: NM House approves mandatory car breathalyzer


iconHoping to solve their DWI problem, New Mexico legislators passed a bill requiring every motor vehicle in the state to be fitted with a breathalyzer. The devices would require that motorists submit to an alcohol breathalyzer test each time they want to start their vehicle.

The Staff Writers at Ravenwood's Universe are highly skeptical. Even if New Mexico passed such a mandate, it would be extremely difficult to implement. Sure, you could force people who registered their vehicle in the state to have the devices installed, but keeping them installed would prove to be impossible. Even if by some chance the program worked, what's to keep drunks from leaving their cars running in the parking lot?


Comments

Land of the Free?

Posted by: Mr Free Market at February 20, 2004 12:37 PM

I'd like to see them installed on the doors to Congress or at least the 9th Circuit Court.

Posted by: Ralph Gizzip at February 21, 2004 12:24 PM

ugh. 1984 in your car is right. i'll bet my sack one thing to be true though - the lawmakers and powers that be in that state will NEVER have one themselves. Kind of like the rosie o'donnell (sp?) - anti gun - but my bodyguard has one thing...

And what will the liability be on the state when a woman gets raped because shes being chased in the parking lot and can't get away because she has to blow into this thing for precious seconds - and the rapist bangs her car window in meanwhile. Not to mention a multitude of other emergency drive situations. No one put ANY thought into this obviously.

Posted by: xhoss at February 22, 2004 11:22 AM

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