By ADAM
SNIDER | 07/03/14 10:01 AM EDT
TODAY
— Lowey to call for ignition interlocks: Rep. Nita Lowey holds a conference call today to announce
she’ll file a bill when Congress returns that would mandate ignition interlock
devices on cars as a way to cut drunk-driving deaths. One of every three road
deaths is attributed to driving under the influence, and drunk drivers account
for over 10,000 highway deaths each year.
Will all
autos some day have breathalyzers?
By Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY 4/28/2006
Could the day be coming when every driver is checked for
drinking before starting a car?
Widespread use of ignition interlock devices that won't
allow a car to be started if a driver has had too much alcohol, once considered
radical, no longer seems out of the question. Mothers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD) gives a qualified endorsement to the idea. New York state legislators
are considering requiring the devices on all cars and trucks by 2009. And
automakers, already close to offering the devices as optional equipment on all
Volvo and Saab models in Sweden, are considering whether to bring the
technology here. …
Opposition to
breathalyzers
Such talk makes John Doyle, executive director of the
American Beverage Institute, cringe. "This campaign is a lot further down
the pike than people realize," says Doyle, whose group is funded by chains
including Outback Steakhouse and Chili's and is leading the opposition to
broader use of interlocks.
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