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Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by danans on Thursday March 21, 2019 @12:14PM (#19454022)
Another approach is to change technology.

Volvo has keys with a built-in breathalyzer: https://accessories.volvocars.com/en-us/C30/Accessories/Docu...

And of course, autonomous vehicles could make drinking a non-issue for getting around, just like trains and buses do today.

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Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by saghm on Thursday March 21, 2019 @01:52PM (#19455241)
If this were a universal thing, I could see it helping, but unfortunately I'd be surprised if only people who opt in having this feature makes a significant dent in the issue.
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Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by Y_Y on Thursday March 21, 2019 @02:59PM (#19456060)
Well people do exercise this option if they are obliged to by a court ruling, or if it gets them a lower insurance premium.
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Re:Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18 (2018) by saghm on Thursday March 21, 2019 @04:57PM (#19457240)
Fair enough!
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