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]]> By: mom https://winbackyourlife.org/will-ignition-interlocks-end-drunk-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-243 mom Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:57:35 +0000 https://winbackyourlife.org/?p=771#comment-243 You will never make alcohol illegal because the states make money off it.Did you ever look up "Get Mad" on the net and see what the people at Madd get paid. Its all money and does not to help anyone.I believe people should try AA as I know it can work and the courts should get them there.That interlock is a joke as anyone could set beside you and blow into it. I don't drink at all but I have seen family fall apart and end up on welfare because they can't drive to work.Most people arn't drunk at .08 and get in more trouble the a sex offender. This I don't understand You will never make alcohol illegal because the states make money off it.Did you ever look up “Get Mad” on the net and see what the people at Madd get paid. Its all money and does not to help anyone.I believe people should try AA as I know it can work and the courts should get them there.That interlock is a joke as anyone could set beside you and blow into it. I don’t drink at all but I have seen family fall apart and end up on welfare because they can’t drive to work.Most people arn’t drunk at .08 and get in more trouble the a sex offender. This I don’t understand

]]> By: carolyn https://winbackyourlife.org/will-ignition-interlocks-end-drunk-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-227 carolyn Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:56:58 +0000 https://winbackyourlife.org/?p=771#comment-227 Don't kid yourself people those interlocks are an inconvience at most. My husband got a DWI he just put the interlock on an old car and takes it to the interlock place once a month besides that he never drives that car. He drives his new car. Don't get me wrong I think drinking and driving is wrong but the only way to stop it is to make alcohol illegal and even then you always have your rebels. As a trauma nurse I can tell you that people die more from driving and talking on the cell phone than from drunk driving. You can always find a fight out there. Don't waste your time hitting your head against a wall. Alcoholics don't give a shit. They don't think thats why they drink they don't want to think. If a person is drinking and driving put them in jail quit with the f-ing interlocks, the fines and the classes they don't work. My husband pays the fines no sweat off his back he's loaded and the classes he said were a joke. DWI two comes a long and basically the fines get bigger and the interlock is on the car for another year big deal he doesn't drive it anyway. Put them in jail. Your not helping my husband or any other alcoholic by making them pad the city's pocket. Let them sit in jail and get them alcohol counseling while behind bars that helps the alocholic and it will keep them off the road. Better yet make alcohol illegal. Don’t kid yourself people those interlocks are an inconvience at most. My husband got a DWI he just put the interlock on an old car and takes it to the interlock place once a month besides that he never drives that car. He drives his new car. Don’t get me wrong I think drinking and driving is wrong but the only way to stop it is to make alcohol illegal and even then you always have your rebels. As a trauma nurse I can tell you that people die more from driving and talking on the cell phone than from drunk driving. You can always find a fight out there. Don’t waste your time hitting your head against a wall. Alcoholics don’t give a shit. They don’t think thats why they drink they don’t want to think. If a person is drinking and driving put them in jail quit with the f-ing interlocks, the fines and the classes they don’t work. My husband pays the fines no sweat off his back he’s loaded and the classes he said were a joke. DWI two comes a long and basically the fines get bigger and the interlock is on the car for another year big deal he doesn’t drive it anyway. Put them in jail. Your not helping my husband or any other alcoholic by making them pad the city’s pocket. Let them sit in jail and get them alcohol counseling while behind bars that helps the alocholic and it will keep them off the road. Better yet make alcohol illegal.

]]> By: JohnH. https://winbackyourlife.org/will-ignition-interlocks-end-drunk-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-128 JohnH. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:25:50 +0000 https://winbackyourlife.org/?p=771#comment-128 Thank you for this most informative article. I spent yesterday with my AA sponsee at the Secretary of State supporting him as he petitioned for reinstatement of his license after a 2nd DUI (now with 18 months of sobriety!). As an active member of AA, I see many people come to meetings per Court order after a 1st or 2nd DUI. Luckily, that gets a few, maybe even half, to choose sobriety. I tend to think the interlock program, as it stands, is probably the best situation to keep people working (and going to meetings/therapy to address their issues) and to deter drinking and driving. I am concerned, however, with the cost. People who have received a DUI can expect to pay $1,000 in fines...approx. $3,000 in attorney fees, $300 in court ordered counseling...$1,000 ($2,000 2nd offense) in responsibility fees and the final salt to the wound, $125 reinstatement fees for the license (double dipping, imho, they've already paid twice in fines and 'responsibility' fees). We can't forget the increase in insurance rates after jacking up the points on their license. Do they deserve to pay for their actions? Absolutely! However, given the poverty rates in this state...I can't tell you how many people come in to the program and either can't get to work and lose their job, or get cited for driving on a suspended because they couldn't pay fines and feed their families. This roller coaster of driving on suspended, additional fines, continued loss of driving privileges continues ad nauseum for many. Who suffers here? The family, the children particularly, and they are the last who should pay for their fathers sins, so to speak. My sponsee was one who got to this point, paying everything, managing rides, and keeping his job...only to get hit with a $100 per month on top of all he has already paid. His family continues to suffer while the state rakes in the money. Then maybe the spouse leaves with the kids, now our alcoholic has child support on top of it all, which he can't pay since he can't work steadily...spouse goes on State aid for income, food and insurance. I can't tell you how common this scenario is, I can't help believe there isn't a better way, that may include the interlock system for those who have had DUI offences. The thought of this going national to EVERY driver just terrifies me, particularly in this economy where people are already having issues keeping a roof over their head. I suggest you contact your State representative and remind them this isn't a perfect situation by any means, and that thought has to be given to the domino affect, rather than just the issue at hand. Don't get me wrong, I strongly agree that the interlock has it's place in this scenario...but aren't there other options? A portable, hand-held system that would just alert the authorities that one is consuming alcohol during restricted times? That would appear to be less costly, and as long as we're keeping repeat offenders off the road, why not just restrict their drinking generally during a specific period, as they obviously have some issues with poor judgement as it relates to alcohol. Again, I don't have the answer, but maybe if other people thought about it and made suggestions to the powers that be, they would! Let's get a little less passive about issues that matter, rather than complaining no one else has come up with something better. Thank you for this most informative article. I spent yesterday with my AA sponsee at the Secretary of State supporting him as he petitioned for reinstatement of his license after a 2nd DUI (now with 18 months of sobriety!). As an active member of AA, I see many people come to meetings per Court order after a 1st or 2nd DUI. Luckily, that gets a few, maybe even half, to choose sobriety. I tend to think the interlock program, as it stands, is probably the best situation to keep people working (and going to meetings/therapy to address their issues) and to deter drinking and driving. I am concerned, however, with the cost. People who have received a DUI can expect to pay $1,000 in fines…approx. $3,000 in attorney fees, $300 in court ordered counseling…$1,000 ($2,000 2nd offense) in responsibility fees and the final salt to the wound, $125 reinstatement fees for the license (double dipping, imho, they’ve already paid twice in fines and ‘responsibility’ fees). We can’t forget the increase in insurance rates after jacking up the points on their license. Do they deserve to pay for their actions? Absolutely! However, given the poverty rates in this state…I can’t tell you how many people come in to the program and either can’t get to work and lose their job, or get cited for driving on a suspended because they couldn’t pay fines and feed their families. This roller coaster of driving on suspended, additional fines, continued loss of driving privileges continues ad nauseum for many. Who suffers here? The family, the children particularly, and they are the last who should pay for their fathers sins, so to speak. My sponsee was one who got to this point, paying everything, managing rides, and keeping his job…only to get hit with a $100 per month on top of all he has already paid. His family continues to suffer while the state rakes in the money. Then maybe the spouse leaves with the kids, now our alcoholic has child support on top of it all, which he can’t pay since he can’t work steadily…spouse goes on State aid for income, food and insurance. I can’t tell you how common this scenario is, I can’t help believe there isn’t a better way, that may include the interlock system for those who have had DUI offences.

The thought of this going national to EVERY driver just terrifies me, particularly in this economy where people are already having issues keeping a roof over their head. I suggest you contact your State representative and remind them this isn’t a perfect situation by any means, and that thought has to be given to the domino affect, rather than just the issue at hand.

Don’t get me wrong, I strongly agree that the interlock has it’s place in this scenario…but aren’t there other options? A portable, hand-held system that would just alert the authorities that one is consuming alcohol during restricted times? That would appear to be less costly, and as long as we’re keeping repeat offenders off the road, why not just restrict their drinking generally during a specific period, as they obviously have some issues with poor judgement as it relates to alcohol.

Again, I don’t have the answer, but maybe if other people thought about it and made suggestions to the powers that be, they would! Let’s get a little less passive about issues that matter, rather than complaining no one else has come up with something better.

]]> By: ptbarone https://winbackyourlife.org/will-ignition-interlocks-end-drunk-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-116 ptbarone Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:16:16 +0000 https://winbackyourlife.org/?p=771#comment-116 He will be required to have an ignition interlock on his vehicle. The only other option is full restoration, which can happen, but happens rarely. If full restoration was accomplised, then there would be no interlock. He will be required to have an ignition interlock on his vehicle. The only other option is full restoration, which can happen, but happens rarely. If full restoration was accomplised, then there would be no interlock.

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