Monitech
North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider
Arrests for impaired driving are up in Raleigh, NC. And that is a good thing. The increase in arrests – more than 50 percent – is due to greater vigilance, and not a sudden epidemic of drinking and driving. A federally-funded police unit made more than 2,800 arrests in 2014, more than 1000 more than …
If social drinkers measure their alcohol intake, it’s almost invariably in units of one drink. And that’s not a bad way to keep track, as long as nothing much is at stake. A drink, in the US, comprises roughly 14 grams of alcohol – a measurement no one uses outside of government agencies. That amount …
What would you do if someone were driving drunk, and you were tasked with preventing that person from doing it again? The most obvious answer would be to take away his or her driver’s license. And this most obvious answer is the one that many states still choose when confronting the problem of repeat drunk drivers. The …
Many thousands of drivers in the US have an ignition interlock installed in their vehicle. An ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. The vast majority of these drivers have an interlock because a court or DMV have ordered one after a DUI offense. But a …
If you are required to have an ignition interlock installed, you probably have an idea of what will happen when you come in for installation. A device will be wired into your car which will prevent it from starting if your breath registers alcohol above a certain level. There is another part of having an …
You’ve had a few drinks at a bar in Charlotte, or a party in Greensboro, and now it’s time to go home. You’ve said your goodbyes, and the car keys are in your pocket. Oh, you should call a taxi, since you’ve been drinking, but the car is waiting, and a cab ride would cost …
Police have had many years to learn how to catch drunk drivers. There are many signs of impaired driving, as well as breathalyzers and field tests to confirm the offense once the driver is stopped. We even have good technology – ignition interlocks – to prevent drunk drivers from starting their car. Texting while driving, …
13 years old and drinking alcohol? It might sound shocking for some of us, but that’s what’s happening every day across the United States. But these minors are too young to purchase alcohol on their own, so where are they getting it? If a Davidson County couple is any indication, minors are receiving alcohol from …
