Sometimes it takes time for laws to catch up with the realities of people’s behavior. Even before 2011, Washington State had some pretty strict DUI laws. The state passed an all-offender ignition interlock law in…

A Wisconsin man is going to prison for his eighth drunk driving conviction. Every state has many such repeat offenders, and the four-and-a-half year sentence George Gamboeck is about to undergo seems appropriate. But what…

Michigan has found a one-two punch that appears to be effective against repeat drunk driving offenders: DWI courts and ignition interlocks. There is strong evidence that these two proven strategies for reducing impaired driving, when used…

CINCINNATI, Oct. 20, 2014  — LMG Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has successfully acquired A-Interlock, Inc. the former New Mexico distributor for its LifeSafer brand. Founded in 1997, by owner Jean Claude Guenette, A-Interlock,…

you are going to have an ignition interlock device (IID) installed in your car, you might be worried about what can happen if you fail the breath test (blow an alcohol reading above the designated…

You might have seen the faces in the news lately. There are two of them: one is a young girl, the other a grown woman. Both of these people have laws named after them. But…

You might be aware that courts often mandate an ignition interlock device (IID) for a DUI offender. Ignition interlocks, sometimes called car breathalyzers, prevent a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. A…

Beer has always been plentiful in the US – even when it was outlawed – but the beer landscape has changed in the past two decades. For most of the 20th Century there were national brands –…

Did you know that you don’t even have to be driving to be arrested for a DUI? In most states, you just need to be in what is called physical control of the car, even if the…

Today’s devices are extremely accurate and reliable, thanks in large part to one major advancement: the fuel cell method of alcohol detection. The First Generation: Semiconductors Ignition interlocks, also called car breathalyzers, got their reputation…