The ROADS SAFE Act of 2011should PASS
Bill Title: Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2011 or ROADS SAFE Act of 2011.
The Bill could mandate that all cars have a device that could determine if a driver had been drinking, a device which authors of the bill say doesn’t exist today. The proposed bill seeks funding for developing technology that would be “unobtrusive” to sober drivers. In some California counties, the courts mandate convicted drunk drivers install an ignition interlock system that requires drivers to blow into the device before starting the cars. Mechanics who work with the Smart Start system say it is calibrated at .03, below the legal alcohol limit because that is the “warning” level for most drivers.