The phrase "an ignition interlock" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a device that prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking alcohol.
Example: "After his DUI conviction, he was required to install an ignition interlock in his car to ensure he wouldn't drive under the influence again."
Alternatives: "a breathalyzer device" or "a vehicle alcohol lock".
Some states make driver's license renewal conditional on the installation of an ignition interlock, but there is often inadequate integration between courts and motor-vehicle departments.
Edwards will have his driver's license revoked for six months, have an ignition interlock system installed in his car to monitor his driving and pay a $500 fine.
The new law also made New York one of a dozen states to require all convicted drunken drivers to use an ignition interlock device that prevents them from driving their cars if they are drunk.
On July 22, Edwards pleaded guilty to drunken driving in New York last September, had his driver's license revoked for six months, agreed to have an ignition interlock system installed in his car to monitor his driving and paid a $500 fine.
The judge agreed with the district attorney's recommendation that Edwards have his driver's license revoked for six months, have an ignition interlock system installed in his car to monitor his driving and pay a $500 fine, conditions consistent with a first-time offense.
Along with laws that insist on sobriety checkpoints, an ignition interlock device can also prove effective, says Morse.
When he is allowed to drive again, he will have to install an ignition-interlock device, which measures the concentration of alcohol in a driver's breath before his car is permitted to start.
She also revoked Dr. Marx's license for six months and instructed him to install an ignition-interlocking device on all of the vehicles that he owns.
This study evaluates whether the completion of an alcohol ignition interlock programme (AIIP) results in lasting changes of the behaviour of drink drivers and whether such a programme is more effective than a conventional licence revocation followed by an approved doctor's assessment.
Paramount among other vital issues are creating the crime of aggravated D.W.I. (stiffer penalties for driving with a blood alcohol content of.16 or higher); permanent license revocation for persistent D.W.I. offenders; and carrying out a statewide ignition interlock program.
Although they are made by various companies, all ignition interlocks conform to strict standards of accuracy set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
