• stoy@lemmy.zip
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    11 months ago

    That seems like an increadibly complicated way of doing this, in Sweden, all public transport busses I have been on in the last decade have had interlocks with breathalyzers, people convicted of drunk driving will often have an interlock like that fitted to their personal car as well.

    Just seems like a way easier way to do this

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    11 months ago

    Here are the actual reciepts from Congress.gov

    H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 117th Congress (2021-2022) LAWHide Overview Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (Introduced 06/04/2021) Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Meetings: 08/04/22 10:00AM 03/15/22 2:30PM 06/09/21 10:00AM (All Meetings) Committee Reports: H. Rept. 117-70; H. Rept. 117-70,Part 2 Committee Prints: H.Prt. 117-8, H.Prt. 117-9 Latest Action (modified): 11/15/2021 Became Public Law No: 117-58.  (All Actions) Roll Call Votes: There have been 35 roll call votes Tracker: Tip This bill has the status Became Law Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Introduced Passed House Passed Senate Resolving Differences To President Became Law

    SEC. 24220. <> ADVANCED IMPAIRED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) alcohol-impaired driving fatalities represent 
        approximately \1/3\ of all highway fatalities in the United 
        States each year;
            (2) in 2019, there were 10,142 alcohol-impaired driving 
        fatalities in the United States involving drivers with a blood 
        alcohol concentration level of .08 or higher, and 68 percent of 
        the crashes that resulted in those fatalities involved a driver 
        with a blood alcohol concentration level of .15 or higher;
            (3) the estimated economic cost for alcohol-impaired driving 
        in 2010 was $44,000,000,000;
            (4) according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 
        advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology can 
        prevent more than 9,400 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities 
        annually; and
            (5) to ensure the prevention of alcohol-impaired driving 
        fatalities, advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention 
        technology must be standard equipment in all new passenger motor 
        vehicles.
    

    (b) Definitions.–In this section: (1) Advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology.–The term ``advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology’’ means a system that– (A) can– (i) passively monitor the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired; and (ii) prevent or limit motor vehicle operation if an impairment is detected; (B) can–

    [[Page 135 STAT. 832]]

                          (i) passively and accurately detect whether 
                      the blood alcohol concentration of a driver of a 
                      motor vehicle is equal to or greater than the 
                      blood alcohol concentration described in section 
                      163(a) of title 23, United States Code; and
                          (ii) prevent or limit motor vehicle operation 
                      if a blood alcohol concentration above the legal 
                      limit is detected; or
                    (C) is a combination of systems described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B).
    
            (2) New.--The term ``new'', with respect to a passenger 
        motor vehicle, means that the passenger motor vehicle--
                    (A) is a new vehicle (as defined in section 37.3 of 
                title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
                regulation)); and
                    (B) has not been purchased for purposes other than 
                resale.
            (3) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term ``passenger motor 
        vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in section 32101 of 
        title 49, United States Code.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the 
        National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
    
    (c) Advanced Drunk and Impaired Driving Prevention Technology Safety 
    

    Standard.-- <> Subject to subsection (e) and not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule prescribing a Federal motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires passenger motor vehicles manufactured after the effective date of that standard to be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology.

    (d) &lt;>  Requirement.--To allow 
    

    sufficient time for manufacturer compliance, the compliance date of the rule issued under subsection © shall be not earlier than 2 years and not more than 3 years after the date on which that rule is issued.

    (e) &lt;>  Timing.--If the Secretary determines 
    

    that the Federal motor vehicle safety standard required under subsection © cannot meet the requirements and considerations described in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, by the applicable date, the Secretary– (1) <> may extend the time period to such date as the Secretary determines to be necessary, but not later than the date that is 3 years after the date described in subsection ©; (2) <> shall, not later than the date described in subsection © and not less frequently than annually thereafter until the date on which the rule under that subsection is issued, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing, as of the date of submission of the report– (A) the reasons for not prescribing a Federal motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology in all new passenger motor vehicles; (B) the deployment of advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology in vehicles;

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                    (C) any information relating to the ability of 
                vehicle manufacturers to include advanced drunk and 
                impaired driving prevention technology in new passenger 
                motor vehicles; and
                    (D) &lt;>  an anticipated timeline for 
                prescribing the Federal motor vehicle safety standard 
                described in subsection (c); and
            (3) &lt;>  if the Federal motor 
        vehicle safety standard required by subsection (c) has not been 
        finalized by the date that is 10 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, shall submit to the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representative 
        a report describing--
                    (A) the reasons why the Federal motor vehicle safety 
                standard has not been finalized;
                    (B) the barriers to finalizing the Federal motor 
                vehicle safety standard; and
                    (C) &lt;>  recommendations to 
                Congress to facilitate the Federal motor vehicle safety 
                standard.