Drunk drivers are responsible for about one in three traffic accident deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2009, this amounted to 11,000 deaths. With these statistics it is no wonder that authorities want to do everything possible to keep intoxicated drivers off the roads. According to WHDH.com, a Boston city councilor is pushing for an extra line of defense against drunk drivers in the form of valets.
No, You Don’t Get Your Car Keys
After a convicted hit and run driver proclaimed that he couldn’t believe the valet gave him his keys considering how drunk he was, Boston city councilor Rob Consalvo started thinking that there may be another way of keeping drunk drivers from hitting the road. Most valet companies already keep the keys of people who are obviously too drunk to drive and send them home in a cab, but this may soon become required under Massachusetts law.
If it does become law, then valets would have to be trained to recognize [...]
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