Recently, The Washington Post ran an article online about the value and impact of ignition interlock devices, and how “state legislatures around the country are taking tough steps to make life even more difficult for those who would drink and drive. Key among the new measures are laws requiring the installation of in-car breathalyzers for all motorists convicted of drunken driving.”
The article states, “Around the country, ignition interlocks have reduced highway deaths when they are mandatory for offenders who drove with a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or more. They have been less effective in states like Virginia, where they are required only for offenders convicted with BACs nearly twice as high — a level at which most people could hardly stand, let alone drive. The legislation now before the state Senate would set the bar in Virginia at the tougher .08 level for all drivers.”
As you know, ignition interlock devices are a key component of the Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving®, and you can help get new lifesaving legislation passed by emailing your member of Congress to ask them to contact House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica about keeping the interlock incentive grant in the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act.
Read the full Washington Post article: “Virginia’s chance to improve safety by locking out drunk drivers.”
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Washington Post: “Virginia’s chance to improve safety by locking out drunk drivers.”
By MADD | February 11, 2012| 3 Comments | Filed in: Drunk Driving
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