Smart Start Interlock Devices - Matt Strausz - (866) 747-8278

Get "caught" getting caught?

Well so much for keeping your reckless driving arrest away from your grandma, Lawrence Police Department now has an online journal for her to keep an eye you.  This is kind of a cool idea though, and sure beats having to dedicate a page of the newspaper. 

New locations for interlock installations in Kansas.

We are currently setting up two new facilities to have ignition interlocks installed in Kansas.  Our new locations for installations and service will be in Lawrence and Wichita.  We welcome University Audio at 2319 Louisiana St., Lawrence Kansas, and Precision Audio at 7215 E. Harry, Wichita Kansas.  These two new locations will help us to meet your needs for more hours and Saturday availability.  For more information or questions about installing an ignition interlock device at these locations, or any of our other locations around the state, please feel free to contact us at 1-866-747-8278, or you can e-mail me .

Technorati

Toyota to sense alcohol through sweat

Toyota and Nissan are said to be testing ignition interlock devices that would test alcohol through the palms of its drivers.  This style of alcohol testing is known as transdermal alcohol concentration, or testing for alcohol through perspiration.  We are all waiting in anticipation to see how these tests go.  If tests go well their plans are to introduce these devices as OEM equipment on all vehicles, at least in some markets to start.  I will keep an eye on this and update when new information it is available.    

Interlocks proven effective once again!

Once again when the numbers are released the same result has been reached, ignition interlock devices ARE WORKING!  This is no surprise but it is nice to see honest proven results that are from a state agency, not funded by an opponent of the interlock industry.  The Kansas City Star ran an article that showed statistics from Springfield Missouri.  The following is one quote from the article.   

Probation officer Jody Austin said that of more than 300 offenders assigned interlocks in Springfield the last two years, only two have been charged with offending again. “It works,” Austin said. “It’s a very useful tool to show if an offender is sincere and can modify their behavior.”

Think of how many fewer DUI's there would be if the interlock program was embraced uniformly by probation departments nationwide.