A member from North Carolina recently was convicted of a DUI. His story is all too familiar: A 40-year safe driving record with no tickets, lost his job because of the DUI, dealing with the cost/hassle of an ignition interlock on his car, restricted to work-related driving and, after losing auto insurance coverage, forced into a […]
8 Alerts From the IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE Tag
DUI Laws Update Part 3: Punish At Any Cost: NMA E-Newsletter #426
March 12, 2017
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BAC, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, INSURANCE, MADD, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA
DUI Laws Update Part 2: Twice Daily In-Person Breath Tests: NMA E-Newsletter #425
March 5, 2017
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ACLU, ALASKA, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, INSURANCE, IOWA, MADD, MONTANA, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING
Iowa lawmakers introduced two bills last month that would require motorists who are arrested or convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) to undergo a twice-daily in-person sobriety testing. Those who pass can go about their day. Those who don’t go straight to jail. The proposed 24/7 sobriety bills are aimed at repeat […]
DUI Laws Update Part 1: Location-Tracking Ignition Systems: NMA E-Newsletter #424
February 26, 2017
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ALPR, CELL PHONE, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GPS TRACKING, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, MINNESOTA, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY
If you are one of 11,000 convicted drunk drivers in Minnesota, your car whereabouts are currently known through GPS tracking. Apparently, Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials had implemented a GPS location-tracking for interlock ignition systems without the backing of the state legislature. Representative Peggy Scott (R-Andover) says that when the legislature passed the interlock […]
NMA E-Newsletter #198: I Spy With My Little Eye
October 28, 2012
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CELL PHONE, CONNECTICUT, DISTRACTED DRIVING, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, IID, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, PRIVACY, TEXTING, TRAFFIC STOP, TSA
Over the last few years, the NMA has called attention to the problems associated with bans on cell phone use and texting while driving. Studies find that bans simply don’t reduce accidents, and drivers don’t pay attention to them. Plus there are m…
NMA E-Newsletter #187: The Frog in the Pot
August 12, 2012
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BREATHALYZER, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, IID, MADD, NEWSLETTER, Technology
Buried within the approximately 600 pages of legislation enacted in the recent federal transportation law are two provisions to encourage the installation of ignition interlock devices (IIDs) into more vehicles. (Current interlocks are in-vehicle …
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