From RedOrbit
BERLIN - A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a liter (two pints) of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new carry-on rules, police said Wednesday.
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It’s not Japan, but it rings true here on a stupid Saturday night out with the co-workers. It’s called “IKI IKI!!” Now most chain izakayas have signs posted saying “Don’t be a baka, save Taka.” Just kidding. They say to drink carefully; almost as worse. Maybe Japan will combat such irresponsible behavior in 2009 according to this article:
In the vanguard is Toyota, which plans to launch a car in 2009 that will shut down the engine if its driver is drunk, using sensors on the steering wheel to measure the alcohol level in the driver’s sweat. If the driver is wearing gloves, a camera on the dashboard will check for dilated pupils and the car’s computer will detect erratic steering. Nissan, meanwhile, is testing a breathalyser-like device into which the driver must blow before starting the car.
Japan’s two leading mobile-phone operators, NTT DoCoMo and KDDI, have launched phones with built-in breathalysers, which they are marketing to bus and taxi firms. Blowing into a tube on the phone measures the user’s level of intoxication, which is then transmitted to headquarters along with a mugshot of the user and details of the phone’s location, determined by satellite. These devices are not cheap, at ¥89,000 per handset and a further ¥58,000 for the software. But KDDI has sold over 400 since last autumn—many of them to operators of corporate fleets, which account for 40m of Japan’s 70m cars. Read more…
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