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THIS is something members need to be aware of for their new rides. Buried in the US 2,700 page "Infrastructure bill" is a provision that will require mandatory technology to be added to all new cars starting in 2025 (just 3 years from now) that will require a mandatory intoxication check for drivers before the car can start to move. This may take the form of "stick the fingertip in the hole to enable the gear shift" or some other test, but the short end of the story is new vehicles are fixing to become a hell of a lot more complicated and expensive.
There becomes a level of complexity that will take the ability of us to work on our vehicles in a driveway or home garage and force us into a dealer-only environment. Plus there will probably be some ridiculous federal penalties for tampering or disabling these devices or a reporting requirement if they are tempered.
Read about it here:
https://freebeacon.com/politics/infrast ... -new-cars/
What I see wrong with this:
1. This was heavily lobbied by MADD
And who's gonna pay for this? We will! Right now we're having chip supply issues to the point that OEMs are removing options from 2022 vehicles to be able to deliver them. How much will these added gizmos cost? $1000? $2000? And we're already having trouble just getting heated seats.
As far as Canada is concerned, we won't have that requirement, however 99% of the time, whenever the US mandates something, we still get it. For example, we never had a requirement for TPMS or ABS but it's still forced on us by default. I hope this is one that we won't follow but then our gov't might follow the US' lead. And if we don't get it here, this might create a market for those not wanting it and cross border shopping.
I don't see the end of impaired driving with this. I see the extension of the use of older vehicles because idiots always find a way to continue to be stupid. I'm also a former LEO, speaking from experience.
Again, please keep the discussion clean
This subject is political in origin however heavily affects the automotive industry and we as consumers. We have an absolute rule prohibiting political discussion, which has served us well in keeping harmony on this site. This thread will be monitored and any posts that are too political in nature will be deleted and this thread may be shut down. No R vs. D or mentions of political names or parties will be tolerated. However, lobbyists are fair game.
THIS is something members need to be aware of for their new rides. Buried in the US 2,700 page "Infrastructure bill" is a provision that will require mandatory technology to be added to all new cars starting in 2025 (just 3 years from now) that will require a mandatory intoxication check for drivers before the car can start to move. This may take the form of "stick the fingertip in the hole to enable the gear shift" or some other test, but the short end of the story is new vehicles are fixing to become a hell of a lot more complicated and expensive.
There becomes a level of complexity that will take the ability of us to work on our vehicles in a driveway or home garage and force us into a dealer-only environment. Plus there will probably be some ridiculous federal penalties for tampering or disabling these devices or a reporting requirement if they are tempered.
Read about it here:
https://freebeacon.com/politics/infrast ... -new-cars/
What I see wrong with this:
1. This was heavily lobbied by MADD
2. A breathalyzer company lobbied even more for it.MADD paid lobbying firm ML Strategies $40,000
Intoxalock, a company that manufactures vehicle breathalyzers, has also spent heavily on lobbying in the past five years. It has spent more than $900,000 on lobbyists since 2017
And who's gonna pay for this? We will! Right now we're having chip supply issues to the point that OEMs are removing options from 2022 vehicles to be able to deliver them. How much will these added gizmos cost? $1000? $2000? And we're already having trouble just getting heated seats.
As far as Canada is concerned, we won't have that requirement, however 99% of the time, whenever the US mandates something, we still get it. For example, we never had a requirement for TPMS or ABS but it's still forced on us by default. I hope this is one that we won't follow but then our gov't might follow the US' lead. And if we don't get it here, this might create a market for those not wanting it and cross border shopping.
I don't see the end of impaired driving with this. I see the extension of the use of older vehicles because idiots always find a way to continue to be stupid. I'm also a former LEO, speaking from experience.
Again, please keep the discussion clean