• Meena Rao

There has been a rise in the number of road accidents across the nation as well as across the globe. Most of these accidents are caused due to drunk driving. Out of those cases most of the drivers are teenagers or the youth in their early 20s. Drunk driving accidents cause loss of lives as well as damage to the infrastructure and hence need to be prevented at all costs. This paper has been written for the finding an effective solution to this issue which is being faced worldwide. The paper aims to prevent such accidents by making use of an alcohol sensors that can be placed on the steering wheel or the dashboard for monitoring the breath of the driver. It constantly monitors the breath of the driver and upon detection of alcohol it locks the engine of the car thus preventing the drunk person to drive their vehicle. This saves the life of the driver and also saves others on the road from being involved in any sort of accidents. The driver won’t be able to start their engine if they are already drunk, and in case they start drinking while they are driving the car, even then the engine will get locked and prevent them from driving further till they are sober. The paper also notifies the driver’s personal contacts in case of detection of an attempt of drunk driving. This ensures that their family is aware of the attempt of drunk driving and can advise them to practice responsible driving in future.

Alcohol detection and prevention, GSM Module, Arduino

"Accident Prevention with Alcohol Sensing Alert: Study and analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.152-154, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902G20.pdf

"Accident Prevention with Alcohol Sensing Alert: Study and analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp152-154, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902G20.pdf