If you're in France go ahead and add an 'alcohol breath test' machine to your driving check-list.
French politicians have passed a law that requires all drivers to carry breathalyzers in the vehicle at all times. The thinking behind this law is; that, those people who have been drinking will test their BAC once they get to their car and perhaps think twice before trying to drive home.
The number of vehicle deaths a year in France are around 4000, French law makers are hoping to save 500 lives per year once it is fully implemented.
While the law has already been passed in will not be enforced till November, as it isn't exactly easy to supply tens of millions of drivers with breathalyzers.
On a side note... manufacturers of breathalyzers are fairly pleased by this turn of events. Some are even saying (not surprising of course), that the only reason this law was passed or even brought forth was because these manufacturers lobbied for it.
http://www.newser.com/story/149405/driving-in-france-gotta-carry-a-breathalyzer.html
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