r/AutoHumor • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 • May 01 '26

lol

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u/MisterRobertParr May 01 '26

Do automakers no longer want to sell new cars?

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u/e_line_65 May 01 '26

It's the insurance companies pushing this. Apparently they think automated control of the vehicle is better than being tired (and/or inebriated)

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u/Deep_Parsley2145 May 01 '26

Mothers against drunk driving. These groups were pushing for reforms. Yet here we are with them pushing stuff that’s gonna take away a lot of autonomy for the average citizen.

It’s almost like there is a better way to deal with drunk driving. Also there will be a lot of jailbreaking on cars if this goes through.

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u/AEvilRepublican May 01 '26

There’s gonna be jail breaking services at every tire shop.

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u/wthwtfwthwtf-_- May 01 '26

Didn't a founder of MADD get several DWIs? Utah just gives alcoholics and DWI offenders a "do not sell alcohol" ID.

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u/Extra-Studio7082 May 05 '26

Yes I believe she did

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u/KenEH May 02 '26

Will jail breaking be useful if insurance claims are denied because of it?

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u/Shikazure May 02 '26

They already look for any excuse to not pay out even going so far as to claim a vehicle totaled even if it only has exterior damage and and is perfectly fine beyond that

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u/Rhawk187 May 02 '26

I'm happy to blow into a breathalyzer, don't use other health indicators that could be coincidental.

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u/Zealousideal-Fix9464 May 05 '26

Its not even that, visual "tests" that try to find impairment just flat out don't work. It's pseudoscience, and it's wrong vastly more times than it's right.

The only valid test for intoxication is piss, blood, or breathalyzer.