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"Certainly, the integrity and the reliability of the system would be very important to get people to buy in," he said. "If this thing is failing a lot, or is too easy to defeat, then presumably people won't be interested in it."
"The standards are not intended as a set of rules that should be strictly adhered to," a draft report says. "Rather, they are intended as guidelines for best practices." This is based on the old blowing technology, but the document acknowledges that changes in technology for interlocking devices will require constant updating to the standards."At the time of the legislation, the technology was emerging," [Ken Martinez] said. "Today, we are much closer to a technological solution that is safe, effective and transparent. 'Transparent' means in the industry it's there, but it doesn't bother you -- or, better, you don't notice it till it's needed, much like an airbag."See the full content of this document
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Stopping Drunks Before Key Turns
MADD revved up about sensors in steering wheel
By Jack Branswell and Ken MeaneyOTTAWA -- Emerging nanotechnology may put an end to a costly social problem that years of public awareness campaigns have not -- deaths caused by drinking and driving."Technology in its...See the full content of this document
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