Today, the Baltimore Sun ran an ABI op-ed explaining why MADD’s proposal to mandate interlocks for all drunk drivers – regardless of BAC (blood alcohol concentration) – is the wrong move for Maryland. A highlight:
Perhaps the worst part of this proposed interlock mandate is what it foreshadows. According to MADD CEO Chuck Hurley, MADD has “a long-term goal to make alcohol interlocks a standard safety feature that is installed in all new vehicles.”
…MADD is trying to subtly encourage Americans to be supportive of such in-car alcohol-sensors by making interlock technology more ubiquitous. That’s why requiring interlocks for all offenders is MADD’s top priority in Maryland.
Read the full piece here.
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