Ignition Interlock Device: A Concise Overview
0 Comments Published November 22nd, 2006 in Infrastructure.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the U.S. Department of Transportation with the backing of car manufacturers such as Volvo and SAAB is set to launch a new campaign against drunk driving by mandating a Ignition Interlock Device on every car.
The device is effective to repeated offenders but expensive to nondrinker. Since July 2004, more than 75,000 Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs) were installed in the U.S. because of DUI and DWI convictions.
What exactly does the device offer? Let’s take Guardian Interlock Systems as an example. The company has been in the business since 1985 and the first to introduce the device in California.
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