Monitech
North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider
We’re the first to admit that having an ignition interlock takes a bit of getting used to, though the most advanced devices are designed to be accurate and easy to use. At the very least, you’re adding a new habit – the breath test – to the ritual of driving a car. Some people wonder …
It’s Halloween, your chance to be someone you can’t normally be: Wonder Woman, Deadpool, Captain America, Catwoman…go ahead, indulge your fantasy. But consider being, at the same time, a superhero that doesn’t require a costume. You can be a Halloween designated driver at tonight’s party. No need to buy a costume, or duct-tape one together frantically …
Arizona gives drivers with a drunk driving conviction the chance to regain their driving privileges with an ignition interlock – a device which prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. Most offenders do well in Arizona with the device: statistics show that ignition interlocks reduce recidivism, and most first-time DUI offenders …
We, of course, would never drive drunk. We don’t hold with drunk driving, and would not let our friends drive drunk either. But somehow, millions do just that. Millions? If that sounds extreme, you might be thinking of the 10,000 people who die each year as a result of impaired driving. But the number of …
Every once in a while a news story circulates about a person who was pulled over for drunk driving, tested, and found to be over the legal intoxication limit – despite having had nothing to drink. The offender in question was a victim of auto-brewery syndrome, a rare medical condition in which food in one’s …
“Ignition interlocks achieve what license suspension cannot,” says a recent email from MADD to its supporters. “They separate drinking from driving.” Now MADD – Mothers Against Drunk Driving – is starting a push to bring ignition interlocks to all drunk driving offenders – repeat DUI offenders and first-time drunk drivers – in every US state. …
It began in the mid-2000s. Nevada and Arizona started something that is still sweeping the country. They mandated ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenses, including first offenses. An ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. Other states had been adopting the device since the 1990s …
Happy Independence Day! We at Monitech Ignition Interlock work every day to ensure that all of you get safely to your holiday destination – and back – by preventing drunk drivers from taking to the roads. Please help us by doing the same. If you see someone attempting to drink and drive, please do what …
