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Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, LifeSafer. There are a lot of anti-drunk driving Public Service Announcements out there. Many of them stress the obvious dangers — very real dangers— of impaired driving. Nothing wrong with that. This video takes a different track, and does it beautifully. Instead of emphasizing the peril, …
So, last week we posed this question — should every commercial vehicle be required to have an ignition interlock? And two weeks ago we highlighted an interesting French law that required people to have portable breathalyzer devices in their vehicles to allow them to test their BAC before driving. These posts have led us to an even …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, LifeSafer. If you’re unfamiliar with ignition interlock devices — those car breathalyzers that prevent a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking — you might think that they’re easy to bypass. “Just have a friend blow into it,” some people say. Or “start the …
To answer this question, let’s look to a county that’s already successfully implemented an ignition interlock program for commercial vehicles. In 1997, Sweden adopted Vision Zero, an initiative to get to zero deaths and zero seriously injured in traffic. From 1997 to 2011, Sweden’s fatal traffic accidents were reduced by 35%. In that time, Swedish officials also noted that about 25% of …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, LifeSafer. ***** You sometimes hear people say that the ignition interlock in their car is a “punishment” for a DUI conviction. They consider the device part of the DUI package: a fine, a stay in jail, perhaps an impounded vehicle, and now an ignition interlock …
Today’s short but sweet (and hilarious) post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, LifeSafer. Though hard to believe, apparently some fun people in Germany filmed a fake newsreel feature about a gadget that would detect alcohol on the breath and prevent a person from driving. In other words, an ignition interlock spoof. Let your …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, LifeSafer. January 1st will be a big day for UK’s road transportation. That’s when self-driving cars will be allowed on public roads there. And the UK is not alone in ceding the roads to unpiloted cars: Nissan is testing self-driving cars on Japan’s roads, and about a hundred cars without …
Ignition interlocks are installed through a vehicle’s electrical system. But every vehicle is different. Trucks are different from sedans, which are different from hybrid cars. Even different editions of the same car can be different. For example, let’s say a particular make and model was released in 2007. Then in 2010, a newer version was released. Even though from the outside the two …
