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dwi phones. A new cell phone will let users know if they have had too much
to drink, but it will be up to users to determine whether ...
Submitted by stomp on October 25, 2006
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A new cell phone will let users know if they have had too much to drink, but it will be up to users to determine whether it can prevent them from dialing while intoxicated.
LG Electronics has been showing off new feature-rich cell phones consumer electronics and communications trade shows this year, and one of the upcoming models has a breathalyzer.
A sports car 410 series phone looks like a European sports car and incorporates a sensor to measure blood alcohol content, according to an LG announcement from a recent Singapore trade show.
The breathalyzer phone, designed with the help of an Italian sports car company, features engine sounds, video recording and playback and MP3 functions. The sports car model may remind people not to get behind the wheel, but the company made no mention of features to overcome stubbornness.
The new LP 4100 cell phone does issue a warning that shows a weaving car hitting cones, according to an ABC report from an annual consumer electronics trade show. Users can program the phone to prohibit drunk dialing specific numbers on their contact lists at certain times, according to the report.
The company also unveiled a 3D game phone, a camera phone, a music phone and a slide phone with a two-layer display.
The question is could this actually help control the choices that other people make before drinking and driving
Drunk driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in all jurisdictions within the U.S. The specific criminal offense is usually called driving under the influence [of alcohol and/or other drugs] (DUI), and in some states driving while intoxicated (DWI), operating while impaired (OWI), or operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI). Such laws may also apply to boating or piloting aircraft.
In the United States the National Highway...
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