Sentence examples for ignition interlock from inspiring English sources
noun
A device installed in a vehicle that detects alcohol on a driver's breath and will not start the car if alcohol is present.
The ignition interlock could be an extraordinarily effective way to prevent drunk-driving recidivism.
"We think that the ignition interlock is a valuable tool when it is used with repeat offenders," she said.
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.
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.
Thanks to the efforts of MADD and the other groups, drunk driving became socially verboten, and then highly regulated, with some states now having strong "ignition interlock" laws that keep drunks from even turning the key.
The greatest potential of ignition interlocks is to reduce this recidivism.
It is also important to link ignition interlocks to substance-abuse treatment.
Although they are made by various companies, all ignition interlocks conform to strict standards of accuracy set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Congress should also take action by conditioning federal highway money on requiring ignition interlocks for all convicted drunken-driving offenders.
Automakers and the federal government are now examining ways to make technology like ignition interlocks more widely available.
