Perhaps soon each sold in Russia, the car will be fitted with so-called alcolocks: a device that combines the features of “anti theft protection” and a breathalyzer. I want to start the engine — breathe; if you exhale is vapour of alcohol, the car will not go anywhere. The decision in the modern spirit: why to count on consciousness of citizens, if you can put up a fence? That’s just under any fence you can make a tunnel — the craftsmen of the Moscow car-care centers said the “MK” in what ways will it be possible to bypass the alcolocks if they become mandatory.
the Introduction of alcolocks was the talk of the town July 29, when the media published reports of the meeting of the Ministry of industry and trade with automotive OEMs to discuss the concept of equipping all sold in Russia new cars devices that block the engine start if the driver’s exhalation of vapors of alcohol. Reportedly, the concept should be ready by the end of 2020, the alcolocks will be a domestic production (they have already released one of the firms participating in the meeting), the cost of these devices ranges from 25 to 120 thousand rubles. In addition to the initial purchase of the lock along with the car, the device will then have to annually verify — at whose expense, is not specified, but it is likely that pay for it will be the motorists.
the reaction of the automotive community was predictable and unanimous: nothing, it’s empty and harmful waste of money. “Every year, drunk gets 1% of all motorists in the country, 99% of drivers drive sober – said the leader of autoprometno of the movement “Blue buckets” Peter Shkumatov. – The 1% should be caught and punished. Why 99% of good drivers have to pay a miracle-devices, which then also every six months, it will be necessary to verify why sober people should at his own expense every day to prove that they are sober – I don’t understand.”
Imagine, however, that the arguments of the motorists were not heard (it’s easy to make — especially after demonstration of its kind car accident, arranged by Michael Efremov in early July). In the end, the European Union on the decision already agreed with 2022, all sold in Europe the car will have the protection from a drunk driver. And in Sweden, such systems have been in place for two decades: they equip the vehicles of drivers arrested for drunk driving, and trucks. But, anyway, “armor” alcolocks are already “shells”: the Russian garages turned out to be already familiar with such devices and know how to turn them off.
– there is No lock in the car, which would be impossible to open or bypass – says electrician-diagnostics one of the major services working with Swedish commercial vehiclesbilyami in Moscow, already familiar with the alcolocks. – The only question is how expensive and how “beautiful” from a technological point of view to do it. A few options — there are folk remedies bypass this check, is a gross interference in schema car, there are decisions that will not see anyone other than the owner and qualified employee of the service.
the First method that can bypass the ignition interlock device — an imitation of “clean” breath. Because the integrated in this device is not usually a breathalyzer measures the concentration of oxygen and carbon dioxide, at its input can be submitted ordinary air — it is only necessary to provide pressure. It is capable of almost any pump for balls and inflatable mattresses with minimal modifications. By the way, even if advanced systems of the near future will learn to distinguish the air from exhalation, will remain simple “social” way to cheat the system: ask for “to breathe” sober friend or a passerby. In theory, the ignition interlock device can be combined with a camera, identifying a face of the driver — this device will cut off the “help a friend”. But these devices are still too expensive to become the standard, said the diagnostician.
– few years of operation of the ignition interlock device begins to fail, continues the interlocutor of “MK”. – And here it is possible to understand cheap or beautiful. Cheap — so we go around the breathalyzer electrically. Important to run the electric circuit going past the device as if it is not. This is possible on older models, the beginning of 2000-ies. On newer where all wiring goes through the CPU on the so-called CAN-bus and where simply deleted from the circuit alcolock is impossible, it is necessary to do “beautifully” – that is, to apply the chip-tuning. It’s not all know, that is why it is worth the money — personally I take about 10 thousand rubles. But no problem on the posts, the device is in place, the transaction normally.
For a similar tuning to the Russian masters turn even the drivers of foreign trucks, said the master: in the EU, such manipulations are criminalized, and “the biggest looser among” alcolocks eventually becomes a problem (which officaly treat long and expensive). If such device “prescribe” for passenger cars, they also can be around like — note that almost everything sold in the domestic market of passenger cars, including us, already have mentioned the CAN-bus, so that the interference in their work will require high-tech.
it Remains to note that the false positive rate of alcolocks (that is, lock the ignition, even if the person is driving sober) can, according to the manufacturer’s instructions these devices can occur if the electronics will “smell” the smell of perfume, liquid mouthwash, and some medications. Big lunch beforehow to breathe into the device, the manufacturer also recommends not: failures are possible here. And the next attempt is no earlier than half an hour. All this is also evidenced not in their favor.
