Sunday, July 1, 2012

Wow, France out nannies the civilized world

Breathalyzers are now mandatory in all cars in France. Not just for drunkasses or presidential uncles, but all cars. Apparently interlocks are not mandatory*, just the testers.

Reminds me of the Top Gear episode they were doing the fuel economy run, and Clarkson noted that all cars in France must have a reflective vest in them. So he wore his the entire time.

Another article notes that one of Sarkozy's buddies runs a formerly failing breathalyzer company, and personally lobbied for the law. Guess that makes it crony socialism? Sarkozy was conservative for France, still socialist.

Which proves that the law has no point. Are the cops in France too damn cheap to have their own testers?

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