Saab 'Alcokey' to prevent drunk driving.

v12 · 25th September 2004, 13:34

Saab unveils Alcohol Lock-Out Concept to discourage drinking and driving

Last year 29 percent of all drivers killed in car accidents on Swedish roads and 25 percent of all drivers killed in car accidents in Europe* can be attributed to drunk driving. To help alleviate this problem, Saab is now developing a unique, miniature alcohol-sensing device which will assist drivers in observing drunk-driving laws.

The Saab 'Alcokey' concept includes a small mouthpiece in the car's key fob. A transponder communicates with the car's electronic control unit, keeping the engine immobilised if a breath sample from the driver is found to contain alcohol above the permitted level.

Read more here : SaabNet.com

Rtech · 25th September 2004, 14:09

So to get around this, get your sober buddy to blow into the key fob!

Rt

GTO · 25th September 2004, 16:52

LOL Rtech.

I think SAAB just lost a huge chunk of customers (potentially the drinking types). Also, this would take care only of alcohol. What about other stuff that influenced drivers are guilty of. Thats why the crime is termed as "DUI" (Driving under Influence) and not DOA (alcohol).

GTO

shravan316 · 25th September 2004, 17:22

Innovative stuff, but, will need to be more fool proof than this!

X-Machine · 25th September 2004, 23:41

Good stuff,but........
Anyways,wen r they gonna execute this or has it already been executed???/

25th September 2004, 13:34	#1
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	Saab unveils Alcohol Lock-Out Concept to discourage drinking and driving Last year 29 percent of all drivers killed in car accidents on Swedish roads and 25 percent of all drivers killed in car accidents in Europe* can be attributed to drunk driving. To help alleviate this problem, Saab is now developing a unique, miniature alcohol-sensing device which will assist drivers in observing drunk-driving laws. The Saab 'Alcokey' concept includes a small mouthpiece in the car's key fob. A transponder communicates with the car's electronic control unit, keeping the engine immobilised if a breath sample from the driver is found to contain alcohol above the permitted level. Read more here : SaabNet.com
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25th September 2004, 14:09	#2
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	So to get around this, get your sober buddy to blow into the key fob! Rt
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25th September 2004, 16:52	#3
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,518 Thanked: 300,704 Times View My Garage	LOL Rtech. I think SAAB just lost a huge chunk of customers (potentially the drinking types). Also, this would take care only of alcohol. What about other stuff that influenced drivers are guilty of. Thats why the crime is termed as "DUI" (Driving under Influence) and not DOA (alcohol). GTO
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25th September 2004, 17:22	#4
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 9 Times	Innovative stuff, but, will need to be more fool proof than this!
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25th September 2004, 23:41	#5
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Good stuff,but........ Anyways,wen r they gonna execute this or has it already been executed???/
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