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Smartphone Apps Look to Reduce DUI Arrests

By Michael

It seems like there is a smartphone app for everything these days, from silly video games to powerful GPS navigation systems. Now, several state governments are working to build apps that can help people stay safe on the roads and avoid being arrested for DUI title. According to a story from GovTech.com, government agencies, with the help of average citizens who know how to create smartphone apps, are figuring out ways that they can use smartphone apps to cut down on drunk driving. The Colorado Department of Transportation, for example, recently released an iPhone application called R-U-Buzzed. This app can estimate blood alcohol content by allowing the user to enter their weight and the number of drinks and alcohol type they?ve consumed. If users register as having had too much to drink and the app displays the message: ?Don?t even think about it!? Another app, created during the Apps for Democracy contest hosted by iStrategy Labs, is called Stumble Safely...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on May 05, 2010 (boomark / email).