If enacted, the National Transportation Safety Board's recommendation could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest causes of highway deaths in the U.S.
DETROIT — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.
Early estimates show fatalities rising again through the first half of this year, but they declined from April through June, which authorities are hoping is a trend. The recommendation also calls for systems to monitor a driver’s behavior, making sure they’re alert. She said many cars now have cameras pointed at the driver, which have the potential to limit impaired driving.
It could take one or two more model years after automakers get the technology for it to be in new vehicles, McCook said. In 2020, the most recent figures available, 11,654 people died in alcohol-related crashes, according to NHTSA data. That’s about 30% of all U.S. traffic deaths, and a 14% increase over 2019 figures, the last full year before the coronavirus pandemic, the NTSB said.
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