Ignition Interlock Summit helps states in the fight against drunk driving (but not in MD)

Bits from Welcome to the Fast Lane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation by Ray LaHood

This week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Centers for Disease Control met with members of the Governors Highway Safety Association for a National Ignition Interlock Summit. This was a full-day work session to help state safety professionals figure out how to get a handle on drunk driving.

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That's why 13 states have passed mandatory ignition interlock laws for all drunk drivers--including first offenders.

And that's why DOT is providing technical assistance and support to help states move toward increasing their interlock use and strengthening their laws and interlock programs.

Counter point: JOSEPH F. VALLARIO JR., chairman of the House Judiciary Comittee in Maryland and a defense attorney by profession, has made a career of making problems go away for drunk drivers -- both in the courthouse and in the legislature. http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/11/ignition-interlock-summit-helps-states-in-the-fight-against-drunk-driving.html

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