{"id":10878,"date":"2018-01-22T17:59:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T17:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/?p=10878"},"modified":"2022-08-01T12:05:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:05:25","slug":"ignition-interlock-cameras-help-separate-drinking-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/ignition-interlock-cameras-help-separate-drinking-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignition Interlock cameras help separate drinking from driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The lives saved by ignition interlocks<\/a> have been piling up since Arizona became the first state to adopt such a law in 2007. Today, 30 states and the District of Columbia have such protections in place.<\/p>\n

In-car breathalyzers, as they are also known, have prevented millions of drunk driving attempts.<\/p>\n

Yet, safety organizations and non-profit industry leaders like Mothers Against Drunk Driving\u00ae are always watching to see what improvements can be made to increase their efficiency.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where interlocks with cameras come in.<\/p>\n

A growing movement<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Many states already require interlocks to include a camera.<\/p>\n

Recently, the Iowa Transportation Department supported a bill to require all ignition interlocks in the state to include a camera.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a possibility that someone other than the intended person is actually blowing into the device and starting it,\u201d said Iowa Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Bureau Chief Patrick Hoye to WHOTv.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The camera doesn\u2019t prevent the car from starting, but it would send the picture back to the DOT, and the driver could then face a fine and potential criminal charges.<\/p>\n

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