angus the blogginator

ride.link is a new wearable that seems to be in production. basically, its a bracelet you wear when you want to go drinking. it prevents you from drinking and driving by alerting people in your social network that you have blown over the alcohol limit. someone responds and drives you home.

for more info and the scenario video click below

from MIT Mobile Experience Lab

couple of questions i have…
* if you wanted to drive drunk, why don’t you just not blow into the damn thing?
* what if your friends are with you, or no one responds?
* how do people get to you? if they take the bus or taxi it could take awhile.
* will they drive your car home when they drop you off, or will they have to find away to get home themselves?

sometimes i cant even get my friends to pick up phone calls (jasper), what makes you think that someone will come pick you up while you’re drunk as hell downtown?! we if you guys have answers to those questions, then i guess you have better friends then me :*(

source core77