Short Writing Assignment #6 / Third Topic Proposal

I am going to write an updated "Modest Proposal" for drinking and driving. My second essay was on the effects of lower blood alcohol concentration laws so I will include some of the effects. I also plan to provide reasonable solutions for drinking and driving. My satirical solution that not everyone will agree with is that citizens who wish to drive must purchase a car with a steering wheel that will only unlock if alcohol is not detected on the driver's breath. To be sure those are the only cars on the road, the government will have to make sure everyone gives up their current car.

For the people that cannot afford to buy a car right away, this will pose a major problem because they will not have a means of transportation. This will also be a problem for large families. The breathilizer steering wheel is a great solution as an option, but not if it required for the entire country to give up their cars and purchase cars with that type of steering wheel. People can probably purchase a new steering wheel equipped with this function, but my proposal requires EVERYONE to give up their cars, which means cars won't sell because no one can drive cars without the breathilizer steering wheel.

The first part of my satirical solution is possible because people are willing to purchase cars with more safety, but no one will agree to give up their car and purchase a new one when they could just purchase the particular part.