"I just blow into the interlock in the morning and my truck starts right up".
Legislators should amend the interlock mandate to apply to high-BAC and repeat drunken drivers.
The interlock system could be difficult to unlock when the vehicle is parked, Toyota said.
Millie Webb of Franklin, Tenn., the national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said the interlock system can be effective.
Mr. Warner said he advises his clients to take their cars to mechanics who are also on the interlock program.
Although the interlock device can be useful, there are one or two problems for the users, aside from embarrassment.
The man poured the whiskey into the Coke, blew into the interlock device and started his car.
Although the interlock doesn't keep track of a driver's mileage, the service manager or technician records that information at the monthly check-in.
Since the interlock can't be turned off or differentiate between users, every time a car is started, a test is required.
People you would have seen snickering at golf years ago were toting expensive clubs, quoting Ben Hogan and debating the virtues of the interlock grip versus the overlap.
The interlock structure is a variant of the rib form in which two threads are alternately knitted by the opposite needles so that interlocking occurs.
