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RI: Restaurant Group calls Interlock Bill a Costly Distraction from the Real Drunk Driving Problem
ABI Says Interlock Mandate is the First Step in MADD Campaign To Put Interlocks in All CarsMarch 4, 2010
WASHINGTON – Today the American Beverage Institute (ABI), a restaurant trade association, urged the state legislature to amend ignition interlock bill SB2065, which is being heard this afternoon. This bill would mandate the installation of breathalyzers in the cars of all drunk drivers – even low-BAC (blood alcohol concentration), first-time offenders.
VA: Restaurant Group calls Interlock Bill a Costly Distraction from the Real Drunk Driving Problem
ABI Says Interlock Mandate is the First Step in MADD Campaign To Put Interlocks in All CarsMarch 4, 2010
WASHINGTON – Today the American Beverage Institute (ABI), a restaurant trade association representing over 290 Virginia restaurants, urged the state legislature to amend ignition interlock bill HB1197, which is being heard this afternoon. This bill would mandate the installation of breathalyzers in the cars of all drunk drivers – even low-BAC (blood alcohol concentration), first-time offenders.
MN: Restaurant Group calls Interlock Bill a Costly Distraction from the Real Drunk Driving Problem
ABI Says Mandate is the First Step in Campaign to Put Interlocks in All CarsMarch 2, 2010
WASHINGTON – Today the American Beverage Institute (ABI), a restaurant trade association representing 140 Minnesota restaurants, urged the state legislature to amend ignition interlock bills SF2741 and HF3106, which are being heard in the Senate Transportation Committee and the House Public Safety and Oversight Committee today at 12:30pm and 1pm, respectively. These bills would mandate the installation of breathalyzers in the cars of all drunk drivers – even low-BAC (blood alcohol concentration), first-time offenders.
In the News
Md., Va. consider ignition breathalyzers for first offense
Washington PostMarch 2, 2010
The movement to rid the roads of drunk drivers is nearing a watershed as states increasingly mandate the use of ignition breathalyzers for first-time offenders. The political will to require their use will be tested this week in Richmond and in Annapolis, when lawmakers consider following the lead of 12 other states where a first conviction results in mandatory use. Ten other states are debating whether to take the same step.
Should All Convicted Drunken Drivers Have Alcohol-Detection Devices in Their Cars?
ABC NewsOctober 14, 2009
This week California became one of the few states in the nation to require some of its first-time drunken driving offenders to install alcohol detection technology in their cars, a move advocates for the devices hope will spread to the rest of the country.
Accurate data needed before new driving laws are enacted
Lowell SunOctober 8, 2009
One of Mothers Against Drunk Driving's favorite talking points ("a first-time offender on average has driven drunk 87 times prior to being arrested") goes so far as to accuse Americans of criminal acts with no proof to back up the claim ("State mulls mandatory ignition devices," Oct. 6).
Letters to the Editor & Op-Eds
MADD's interlock proposal lumps all drinkers in same category
TennesseanFebruary 18, 2010
This week, Mothers Against Drink Driving (MADD) voiced support for a bill to require ignition interlocks for all drunken driving offenders in Tennessee. And while at first glance it might seem like a good way to get drunks off the road, readers should know that there is an important argument to be made against the mandatory use of these devices in the cars of all offenders.
Ignition Interlocks Just Part of N.M.'s DWI Solution
Albuquerque JournalFebruary 5, 2010
At last month's State of the State Address, Gov. Bill Richardson spoke about how his administration has "thrown the book at drunk drivers." Fatalities have dropped dramatically and New Mexico is rapidly becoming a national model for drunken driving policy. The governor deserves credit for having a vision and following through.
Interlocks would end social drinking
Philadelphia InquirerJanuary 25, 2010
Your editorial ("Locked for safety," Jan. 16) didn't mention that mandating ignition interlocks for all drunken-driving offenders is an incremental step in a project that seeks to put alcohol sensors in all cars.
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