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Nov 25, 2009

Ignition Interlocks * USA - Days numbered on New Jersey bill mandating

Trenton,NJ,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -November 23, 2009: -- As state lawmakers put on a final push in New Jersey to approve bills before the regular session ends in about seven weeks, an effort to toughen the penalty for driving under the influence could draw consideration... Awaiting clearance to the Assembly floor for a vote, one bill is intended to increase the use of ignition interlock devices for drunken drivers. The measure was approved by the Assembly Judiciary Committee during the spring but has since remained in the Appropriations Committee... 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... (Photo from fashion-res: Ignition Interlock)

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Oct 15, 2008

IGNITION INTERLOCKS * USA - New California laws impose more ones

Two bills signed into law are intended to increase the use of ignition interlock devices for drunken drivers

Sacramento,CAL,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -October 14, 2008: -- ... Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, bill, makes it easier to require the installation of the devices in vehicles of motorists cited for drunken driving. The new law, lowers the blood alcohol content threshold from 0.20 percent to 0.15 percent for when judges can require interlock devices as punishment for drunken driving... Interlocks are hooked up to the ignitions 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... In addition, the devices often require drivers to re-blow in the machine after a designated period of time, to ensure that they have not convinced someone else to blow into the mouthpiece for them, or that they haven’t been drinking since getting behind the wheel...

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