Mo. wants to stop drunk drivers -- are ignition interlocks the answer?

Yesterday, Gov. Jay Nixon had a "DUI summit" to brainstorm ways to strengthen Missouri's laws against drunk driving, for possible inclusion in a bill next year, Jason Noble reports. The whole scheme of suspending drivers or taking away their licenses isn't working because a lot of the suspects just keep driving. Which is why some folks are suggesting the state require ignition interlocks in more cases. That, or the state should start seizing DUI convicts' cars.

Comments

[cripjak]

Staewide prohibition might be an option. Nah.

[sickoftheidiots]

"some people" Read that as some people at MADD and, perhaps, the lobby for the places that install those devices. What a crock.

[sickoftheidiots]

Plus. Neither of these is a silve bullet. Simple enough to transfer title of any vehicles to someone else in your family prior to convictin or plea to avoid the interlock device. Seizing the vehicel punishes not just the DD, but their entire family, who probably did nothing wrong. That's beside the point that it's simply not a reasonable resolution for a Dui.

[Larry]

They dont want to stop drunk drivers that badly. If there were no drunk drivers they would lose a ton of income. If they were so worried about drunk drivers, all vehicles would have to include an ignition lock when they are manufactured.