The ROADS SAFE Act

I read a bill that was introduced to Congress that directly pertains to my topic for this project. This bill that has been introduced to congress is called the Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2011, or the ROADS SAFE Act of 2011. This bill was designed as a way to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities across the country. Currently, 1/3 of all highway fatalities in the United States are due to alcohol-impaired accidents. If alcohol detection technologies were more widely used throughout the United States to help prevent alcohol-impaired drivers from driving a vehicle, it is estimated that 9,000 road traffic deaths would be prevented. This act asks that $12,000,000 be given to the government for the next 5 years to help develop such technology to help eliminate alcohol-related fatalities.