Nancy Pelosi famously quipped about ObamaCare, back in 2010, "we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Taken somewhat out of context (Snopes did its usual apologia, not entirely inaccurately, but not very critically either), the quip embodies the "public manager" attitude of too many of our public servants.
If you've ever had to deal with the ghastly and devastating aftermath of an accident caused by a drunk driver then you can understand why you would want to put safeguards in place. However, I have seen no evidence that we have tech which can do it effectively. Passing a law doesn't mean that it will work in practice.
Some risk is inherent in driving and a speed governor limited to 25 mph would effectively defeat the purpose of having a car. The same cannot be said of a safety feature. But as I have already said, I am not aware of any effective tech for monitoring a driver's alcohol impairment.
There is so much unconstitutional orwellianism so deeply embedded in government at all levels, I’m not sure how we return to being the land of liberty our founding fathers sought to bequeath to us.
Like you said, we could all list various problems with this, but there's one huge problem I'd like to lay out. Depending on what technology this would entail, if it monitored erratic driving, that could be detrimental for someone if they were driving to a hospital while transporting an ill person. Or someone racing to the hospital (say, a doctor). Another perfect example of "Stupid shit our government does to try and 'protect' us plebs"
Well done Peter. We are so far down the Orwellian hill it will be a difficult and long climb back up.
The apathetic public strikes again…..
If you've ever had to deal with the ghastly and devastating aftermath of an accident caused by a drunk driver then you can understand why you would want to put safeguards in place. However, I have seen no evidence that we have tech which can do it effectively. Passing a law doesn't mean that it will work in practice.
Would you favor putting a speed limiter on all cars? To, say, 25MPH? That would prevent most of the annual 40K road fatalities.
Some risk is inherent in driving and a speed governor limited to 25 mph would effectively defeat the purpose of having a car. The same cannot be said of a safety feature. But as I have already said, I am not aware of any effective tech for monitoring a driver's alcohol impairment.
Makes me even gladder that we decided several years ago to keep our 2008 and 2014 Ford Expeditions running til we're in our graves!
The government has taken it upon themselves to save us from ourselves.
There is so much unconstitutional orwellianism so deeply embedded in government at all levels, I’m not sure how we return to being the land of liberty our founding fathers sought to bequeath to us.
That which took decades to create will probably take decades to unwind.
Like you said, we could all list various problems with this, but there's one huge problem I'd like to lay out. Depending on what technology this would entail, if it monitored erratic driving, that could be detrimental for someone if they were driving to a hospital while transporting an ill person. Or someone racing to the hospital (say, a doctor). Another perfect example of "Stupid shit our government does to try and 'protect' us plebs"