The vehicle is currently taking part in final road tests.

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While Acuras are good handling cars, they rarely come out on top in road tests against rear-wheel-drive models from BMW, Mercedes or Nissan 's (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) Infiniti.

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Yet the policy prescriptions are simple and proven: enforced speed limits, helmet laws for those on two wheels, good road design and more driving tests.

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But you get what you pay for: tests suggest it can cut road noise in half.

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Its road safety experts would want to see tests to examine how drivers react to the new equipment.

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This could pose a big threat down-the-road to companies like Myriad Genetics that sell expensive patented tests.

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Meredydd Hughes, Acpo's lead on road policing and chief constable of South Yorkshire Police, said the number of breath tests carried out had increased by almost 10% during "the most productive drink-drive campaign to date".

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