On the wagon: Nissan trials an in-car Breathalyzer

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(Credit: Edmunds)

The likes of Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton might soon find themselves restricted to driving Nissans as part of their parole. The Japanese automaker this week announced that it had started testing an in-car Breathalyzer system that disables a car's ignition if it senses that the would-be driver is over the legal limit.

In a press release that looks suspiciously like it was translated by a software program, Nissan says that the system will be installed on "daily-operating vehicles where the drivers will monitor various factors such as functionality and alcohol-detection reliability." According to Edmunds, Nissan intends to roll the system out in production vehicles in Japan, but there is no indication (yet) that it's destined for the U.S. market.

[rpvitiello]

aftermarket already makes this

In many states they already require something like this for people convicted of drunk driving. The driver to get there license back has to pay to install one of these in there car, and have it checked ever few months to make sure it is not tampered with.

Don?t see why an oem needs to ?develop? this.

[jimpimms]

Nissan's In-Car Breathalyzer

If this is intended as a standard feature, who in their right mind would buy a Nissan? D'oh!