> I'm not particularly unhappy about getting certain drivers off the roads.
Why are you so convinced this technology will never false positive flag yourself?
I’m baffled that so many HN commenters look at a bill written by lawmakers and assume that 100% perfect, no false-positive drunk driving detection technology can be produced and shipped in a couple years and that it will never, ever trigger on themselves. Only the bad people.
I think it's reasonable to assume a very low rate of false positives given that the manufacturers have a very strong incentive to prefer false negatives over false positives.
A manufacturer that makes their detector too aggressive won't sell any cars, while there are no penalties in the law for making the detector too weak.
Why are you so convinced this technology will never false positive flag yourself?
I’m baffled that so many HN commenters look at a bill written by lawmakers and assume that 100% perfect, no false-positive drunk driving detection technology can be produced and shipped in a couple years and that it will never, ever trigger on themselves. Only the bad people.