Monitech
North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider
The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) has released an updated “Alcohol Interlock Curriculum,” in which they address the relevant data surrounding ignition interlock devices as well as people’s perceptions of interlocks. Several of these statistics jumped out at us. To start, TIRF reported that on average, interlocks are effective in reducing recidivism (the act of repeating an undesirable …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, Lifesafer. Summer is here and with warmer temperatures comes summer parties and long weekends spent out on patios and in backyards. Because alcohol is the drink of choice for many during these hot summer weekends, the summer is among the most deadly times to be …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, LifeSafer. On January 1st Colorado became the first state in the U.S. to legalize recreational marijuana use, allowing individuals to buy a limited amount of marijuana in the same way they can buy alcohol. Although pot activists celebrated this law across the country, it has opened the …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider Lifesafer. Summer is fast approaching, and statistics show that when the weather turns warm there are more drunk drivers on the road. Although there are strict penalties in place for drinking drivers who are arrested with children under the age of 16 in the their …
This past Saturday, hundreds came out to Dorthea Dix Park in Raleigh, NC to Walk Like MADD, an annual 5k fundraiser hosted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapters across the country. This probably goes without saying, but although everyone who walked or ran did so to support MADD’s fight against drunk driving, many walked for …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider LifeSafer. It seems like the news is always reporting about drunk driving crashes and arrests involving men, but recent FBI statistics are now showing that driving under the influence (DUI) arrests for women have increased, and women have been found to be causing an increasing …
The ignition interlock industry is always looking to utilize the latest technologies to enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of the interlock device. It’s the goal of interlock providers to ensure that program participants are discouraged from attempting to drink and drive and are caught if they try to circumvent the program. A couple additions to some …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow interlock provider, LifeSafer. According to traffic safety data by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1,987 15 to 20-year-old drivers were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2011. That number had increased by 1% from 2010 and doesn’t include the 180,000 drivers who were injured in vehicle crashes in …
