Monday, October 17, 2005

Can device stop drunken driving? / The Desert Sun, 16 Oct 2005

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051016/NEWS08/510160331
Marie McCain
"It looks like a watch. It's worn like a watch. It even says Timex.
But it's not for keeping time - it's for keeping convicted drunken drivers sober. Thanks to advances in satellite technology, 10 convicted drunken drivers in Riverside County will, by the end of December, be fitted with wristwatches that contain a Global Positioning System microchip. The watches will record their every move and let officials know if they go into bars or somewhere else forbidden by the terms of their probation."