LANSING, MI (AP)-- Michigan is hoping to keep drunks off the road with the help from a special message in men's bathrooms featuring an attention-getting woman's voice.
The state says that talking urinal-deodorizer cakes have been distributed to Michigan Licensed Beverage Association members in Wayne County, including Detroit.
A recorded message will play, reminding men who step up to the urinals to call a cab or a friend, if needed, to get home safely. Bay, Ottawa and Delta Counties are also getting them.
The messages are part of a statewide Fourth of July education and enforcement effort. The federally funded drunken driving crackdown runs through Sunday. It also includes stepped up patrols in 26 counties involving a number of agencies.
Talking urinal cakes have been used in other states for similar efforts.
