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The Blindness of Zealotry

By Lawrence Taylor

In today’s news, a perfect example of the idiocy of MADD’s holy crusade:   Schumer: Steering Wheels Could Stop Drunk Driving Elmira, NY.  July 23 — In the future, cars may be able to detect — through a driver’s skin — whether he or she is drunk, and prevent the engine from starting. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., was in Elmira on Friday to promote a bill that would fund research of alcohol detection devices that could make such a scenario possible.   Called the ROADS SAFE Act of 2010, or Senate bill 3039, the act would direct the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to spend $60 million over five years to figure out whether it’s possible to make an alcohol-detecting ignition lock that is both reliable and affordable...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on July 24, 2010 (boomark / email).