Drunk driver will no longer be able to drive; New law will force cars to have breathalyzers

The law created in the United States should start to take effect in the year 2026 and aims to reduce the number of car accidents

Many countries, such as Brazil (since the implementation of Prohibition, although this has not given so many results) have been seeking for some years to reduce the number of car accidents resulting from alcohol consumption by drivers. In the United States, the government's commitment to such a reduction must also reach the private sector, since there is a law that determines that all vehicles are equipped with a breathalyzer.

The objective is that in order to start the car, the driver needs to blow into the breathalyzer. If a level beyond the permitted level of alcohol is detected, the vehicle will not be able to start.

According to the American news agency, Automotive News, the new breathalyzer law will be officially implemented in the country from the year 2026 and will apply to all cars sold. However, one of the issues that could make such a law unfeasible is the fact that there is no breathalyzer technology popularized in the automobile market, even though some companies are already investing in this area.

Japanese company is already working to include a breathalyzer in the car, which could facilitate US law and make it difficult for drunk drivers

Also according to the report carried out by automotive News and released in Brazil by the vrum website, a Japanese company specialized in chemistry and electronics, called Asahi Kasei, is already committed to preventing drunk drivers from driving and making cars with a breathalyzer viable for mass production. To provide such technology, the company works in partnership with automakers, suppliers and government agencies..

According to Mike Franchy, director of mobility for the North American division of the company, this new law, which will require equipment such as breathalyzers inside vehicles, surprised all sectors of society, given that, at some point in our lives, many of us are drunk drivers.

The idea of ​​the company responsible for developing the technology is that the breathalyzer in cars is a sensor that is very well integrated into vehicles, without the need for new hardware in the vehicle.

The Brazilian government has not yet given any direction regarding the application of this law in the national territory, but even so, more rigor is expected in terms of combating alcohol consumption while driving.