{"id":1002796,"date":"2021-11-12T10:59:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1002796"},"modified":"2021-11-12T10:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:59:20","slug":"infrastructure-bill-to-force-automakers-to-include-tech-to-stop-drunk-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infrastructure-bill-to-force-automakers-to-include-tech-to-stop-drunk-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure Bill To Force Automakers To Include Tech To Stop Drunk Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finfrastructure-bill-to-force-automakers-to-include-tech-to-stop-drunk-driving%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1002796&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>One part of the $1 trillion infrastructure package, hailed by President Joe Biden as a \u201cmonumental step forward for the nation,\u201d is a new requirement for automakers to find a technological tool to prevent drunk driving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the legislation, monitoring systems to stop intoxicated drivers would roll out in all new vehicles as early as 2026, after the Transportation Department assesses the best form of technology to install in millions of vehicles and automakers are given time to comply,\u201d reported <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-technology-business-health-068ee87392b0cca1444053b854a514dd\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Otte, the national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, described the legislation as \u201cmonumental,\u201d and the \u201csingle most important legislation\u201d in the group\u2019s history that marks \u201cthe beginning of the end of drunk driving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will virtually eliminate the No. 1 killer on America\u2019s roads,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/roadshow\/news\/infrastructure-bill-mandate-tech-drunk-driving\/\">CNET<\/a> noted, \u201cThe Department of Transportation will first need to work out the best solution to the mandate and provide automakers ample time to comply with the new rule. If the department doesn\u2019t finalize any rules in 10 years, it\u2019ll need to report back to Congress on the hurdles for reevaluation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to CNET, \u201cthe rules should be ready within three years, with a two-year period for automakers to get onboard and install future tech to prevent drunk driving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/11\/08\/press-briefing-by-principal-deputy-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-secretary-of-transportation-pete-buttigieg\/\">promoted<\/a> the legislation during a White House briefing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you, in the 10 months that I\u2019ve been in this job, I\u2019ve traveled the country and seen the state of our infrastructure firsthand.&nbsp; I saw mesh nets hung under bridges to catch pieces of concrete that fall off from time to time; century-old tunnels corroded by seawater that hundreds of thousands of people depend on every day; roads where community members are installing memorials to lives lost in preventable traffic crashes; highways that have cut communities in two,\u201d he said. \u201cInfrastructure is so elemental to our society that when it\u2019s not there to serve us in the right way, all of us are impacted.&nbsp; But when it is \u2014 when it\u2019s strong \u2014 every community \u2014 large and small, rural and urban, privileged and marginalized \u2014 every community feels the benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrompt action must be taken on comprehensive, commonsense and confirmed solutions to steer our nation toward zero crash fatalities,\u201d said president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Cathy Chase. \u201cProven solutions are at hand; it\u2019s time to take action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the Associated Press explained, \u201cThe department said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One part of the $1 trillion infrastructure package, hailed by President Joe Biden as a \u201cmonumental step forward for the nation,\u201d is a new requirement for automakers to find a technological tool to prevent drunk driving.\u201cUnder the legislation, monitoring systems to stop intoxicated drivers would roll out in all new vehicles as early as 2026, after the Transportation Department assesses the best form of technology to install in millions of vehicles and automakers are given time to comply,\u201d reported The Associated Press.Alex Otte, the national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, described the legislation as \u201cmonumental,\u201d and the \u201csingle most important legislation\u201d in the group\u2019s history that marks \u201cthe beginning of the end of drunk driving.\u201d\u201cIt will virtually eliminate the No. 1 killer on America\u2019s roads,\u201d she added.As CNET noted, \u201cThe Department of Transportation will first need to work out the best solution to the mandate and provide automakers ample time to comply with the new rule. If the department doesn\u2019t finalize any rules in 10 years, it\u2019ll need to report back to Congress on the hurdles for reevaluation.\u201dAccording to CNET, \u201cthe rules should be ready within three years, with a two-year period for automakers to get onboard and install future tech to prevent drunk driving.\u201dOn Monday, Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promoted the legislation during a White House briefing.\u201cI can tell you, in the 10 months that I\u2019ve been in this job, I\u2019ve traveled the country and seen the state of our infrastructure firsthand.\u00a0 I saw mesh nets hung under bridges to catch pieces of concrete that fall off from time to time; century-old tunnels corroded by seawater that hundreds of thousands of people depend on every day; roads where community members are installing memorials to lives lost in preventable traffic crashes; highways that have cut communities in two,\u201d he said. \u201cInfrastructure is so elemental to our society that when it\u2019s not there to serve us in the right way, all of us are impacted.\u00a0 But when it is \u2014 when it\u2019s strong \u2014 every community \u2014 large and small, rural and urban, privileged and marginalized \u2014 every community feels the benefits.\u201d\u201cPrompt action must be taken on comprehensive, commonsense and confirmed solutions to steer our nation toward zero crash fatalities,\u201d said president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Cathy Chase. \u201cProven solutions are at hand; it\u2019s time to take action.\u201dAs the Associated Press explained, \u201cThe department said Tuesday it will release a \u2018safe system approach\u2019 to road safety in January that identifies safety action for drivers, roads, vehicles, speeds and post-crash medical care, stressing a need to move deliberately to ensure \u2018sustained\u2019 improvements.\u201d\u201cThese aren\u2019t just numbers; these are family, friends, coworkers, neighbors and fellow Americans \u2014 and tragically and disproportionately, black, brown and Native American,\u201d said Deputy Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg. \u201cIt\u2019s not acceptable the level of deaths that we\u2019re seeing on American highways right now.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1002796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}