Toyota developing anti-drunk driver system

Thursday January 4, 2007 in: Import Car Lifestyle Tag(s):

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Countless vehicular accidents have been caused by drunk drivers. Every year, thousands of people from all over the world are disfigured or killed by these irresponsible drivers, and stricter drunk driving laws seem to be having little or no no effect at all.

Now Japanese car maker Toyota is trying to do something about it, with its work on a fail-safe system for cars that detects drunken drivers and automatically shuts car engines down. USA Today tells us how it's supposed to work:

Cars fitted with the detection system will not start if sweat sensors in the driving wheel detect high levels of alcohol in the driver's bloodstream, according to a report carried by the mass-circulation daily, Asahi Shimbun.

The system could also kick in if the sensors detect abnormal steering, or if a special camera shows that the driver's pupils are not in focus. The car is then slowed to a halt, the report said.

The world's No. 2 automaker hopes to fit cars with the system by the end of 2009, according to the report.

Let's just hope this works, if and when this system is finally completed and installed.

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