by Gloria Lipp
Published Mon, Aug 8th 2016, 10:15 | Law
Number of people being caught by the highway patrolling officers for driving under influence is on the rise. This is a serious issue as driving irresponsibly can lead to accidents in which other innocent people can get hurt. Law takes cognizance of this fact and has made harsh provisions for the offenders to deter them from repeating the offence. One of the latest additions to fines and prison time is the use of Interlock Ignition Device to control activities of the driver. This is a highly controlling device that tracks the blood alcohol levels in the driver before allowing the ignition to start the engine. Even people have started to use Voluntary Ignition Interlock to control self from committing a mistake.
Keeping Roads Safer
The simple reason behind introducing such tight measures to check on offenders is to make the roads safer for others. Because of the recklessness of some people innocents lose a lot which should not be the case. The judge has been handed over the responsibility in some states to consider each convict under the light of justice. The ignition control system is designed to not allow a previous offender from driving the vehicle if there is alcohol in his blood. The state laws may vary widely yet there is consensus on the issue that roads should be for drunkards to drive. The attorney would be able to assist any person wrongly detained for DUI by doing investigation into the details.
Normally, a person who is a repeated convict should not hope to get any leniency from the court. The expense for the installation of the Interlock Ignition Device is to be borne by the person himself. It is the working of this device that will determine whether or not the person should be driving. With the help of BAC it will decide if the person is drunk or sober, once it determines alcohol levels as high then it won’t let the engine to start. This will be for a certain period after which you can go for retest. Failing multiple times will lead to longer wait time till next retest.
Need To Show Proof
Many may wonder how an interlock device is installed in the car. The court once gives an order to a convict to get the device fixed then it is his primary task to visit an approved installer for the purpose. Whatever expense related to the installation is mentioned in respect of security deposit, cost of the equipment, monitoring et al needs to be paid by the car owner. Also the proof should be presented to ensure to the court about the person abiding by the verdict. Then there is also the rule for a periodic inspection by an approved installer as well.