DUI Defender

Recently I was surfing the Mother’s Against Drunk Drivers website and found the page that delineates the legislative goals for each state. Simply click on the state and it will send you to the state MADD chapter and a description of the current strategy.

As part of this individual state strategy, MADD also has a national goal to force persons convicted for DUI to install an Ignition Interlock Device on their car(s). This goal is funded by the manufacturer’s of these devices although there is very little evidence to support that the installation of this equipment actually reduces DUI. Quite simply, if a person wants to drink and drive, they will, unfortunately the real cost of this program will be born by automobile manufacturer’s who will lose lease revenue as the installtion of the equipment permanently damages the car.

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