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Drunken Drivers * USA - New Maine law gets tough with repeat ones
In hopes of keeping repeat drunken drivers off Maine roads, a new law requires ignition interlock devices to be installed on offenders’ vehicles
MAI,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -9 May 2008: -- ... Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill into law this spring that targets people who are found guilty more than once of driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher. The new law that takes effect this July makes Maine one of 46 states to require the devices in certain cases... Interlocks are hooked up to the ignition of vehicles. Once such a device is installed, a driver must blow into a mouthpiece, which measures the amount of alcohol on a person’s breath. If the driver blows clean, the car will then start; if not, it won’t budge... Advocates for stricter drunken driving rules cite statistics that show drivers who are convicted of driving while intoxicated usually have driven drunk 87 times before being caught... The cost of installing the devices typically run about $125 to install and $65 per month to maintain and recalibrate...
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