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Driver Alcohol Detection System in cars will not allow engine to start if you've been drinking

Scientists have created a built-in alcohol-detection prototype that is built into cars, which will not allow an engine to start if a driver has been drinking, the agency reports.

Almaty. February 2. Kazakhstan Today - Scientists have created a built-in alcohol-detection prototype that is built into cars, which will not allow an engine to start if a driver has been drinking, the agency reports.

Scientists have developed a built-in alcohol-detection prototype that is able to instantly gauge whether a driver has been drinking, Daily Mail reported.

One sensor analyses a driver's breath - without using a breathalyser.

Other sensors measure blood alcohol content through the driver's skin and are placed strategically on the steering wheel and door locks.

Should a driver be over the legal drink-drive limit then the car's engine will not start.

Unlike current alcohol ignition interlock systems, the device from QinetiQ is unobtrusive and doesn't require a driver to blow into a breath-testing device before the car can operate.

Instead, it uses sophisticated sensors placed around the driver's seat that can immediately determine whether a person has been drinking.

Both the breath and skin tests would eliminate the need for drivers to take any extra steps, and those who are sober would not be delayed in getting on the road, researchers said.

David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), also attended the demonstration and estimated the technology could prevent as many as 9,000 fatal alcohol-related crashes a year in the U.S alone.

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