What is the DADSS Device and how can It help Prevent DWI Accidents?

Drivers with no previous DWI convictions cause most fatal DWI accidents. So even in states that require active IIDs (ignition interlock devices) on the vehicles of ALL convicted DWI offenders, most fatal DWI accidents will still happen.

Government safety officials studying the problem have concluded that a passive Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) device is needed on every new vehicle in order to prevent the car from starting if it detects alcohol in the driver’s system. Our Pearland personal injury attorneys remark that a passive safety device is one that operates automatically, without driver intervention, like an airbag.

There are many hurdles to requiring and deploying a passive DADSS device in all new vehicles:

• Public acceptance.
• The DADSS device must be fast, accurate, reliable, durable, and unobtrusive, require minimal maintenance, and must not interfere with the driving task.
• The device must be able to distinguish between a vehicle’s driver and its other occupants.
• The device has to be able to withstand the potentially wide variations in humidity, temperature, vibration, dust, and electromagnetic radiation it might encounter at any given day and time.

Our Pearland personal injury attorneys note that both a touch-based system and a breath-based system are under development. Given the extensive developmental challenges and rigorous testing required, as well as public policy and acceptance hurdles, a workable DADSS device is not expected until some time after 2020.

In 2008, the NHTSA entered into an agreement with 13 automakers and the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety to conduct a broad feasibility study regarding DADSS development.

The benefit of such a device in potentially preventing a vast number of fatal DWI accidents is clear. How to make such a device feasible is not. Until some time after 2020, safety officials and law enforcement officers will continue to have to find other means to get dangerous drunken drivers off the roads before they have the chance to cause fatal injury.

Contact the Pearland Personal Injury Attorneys at Denena Points, PC when You’ve been Seriously Injured in a DWI Accident

If a drunken driver has injured you or your family member and you need help, contact our Pearland personal injury attorneys at 281-369-4363 or fill out our online contact form. We provide a FREE initial legal consultation to discuss your case and evaluate your eligibility for financial compensation for the needless harm you’ve suffered. There’s no obligation to hire an attorney. Contact us today and let us start you down your road to financial recovery after a serious injury accident.