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New York lawmakers considering interlock.

New York is considering widespread usage of the interlock devices.  Read more here.

 

 

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Published Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:09 AM by matt
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# re: New York lawmakers considering interlock.

Our son died as a passenger in an alcohol related car accident in 2002. Since then we have been trying to get a law passed for Ignition Interlock Devices in every car.  State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has been working with us and there is a bill in the NYS assembly which we are hoping will become a law some day. My husband and I also hoped that the law would be named Christopher's Law, similar to Megan's Law and our son would have died for something.

We always believed that the technology could advance to more than blowing into a device but rather detecting blood alcohol levels through the skin; for example through a steering wheel.  This shouldn't be too difficult; the technology is already there with bracelets that detect blood alcohol levels through the skin.

More information about this can be found at our blog and our website.  chrishaack.blogspot.com and www.chrishaack.com
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:16 PM by Kathy Haack