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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 08:12 PM Mar 2014

Annie's Law Aims To Limit Drunk Driving Deaths In Ohio


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The legislation centers on the use of the ignition interlock breathalyzer device. An equipped vehicle won't start if the blood alcohol content is above the legal limit after the person blows into the device.

Current law allows a judge to require a first time offender convicted of drunk driving to use the device, but this bill would make it mandatory.

The legislation would also give the judge discretion to require the device even for someone arrested for d-u-i.

“It just seems like the right thing to do," said State Representative Gary Scherer, one of the bill's co-sponsors. "The sooner we get it into law the better, so we can start saving lives."

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/03/04/oh-annies-law.html
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dilby

(2,273 posts)
1. Should be installed on all cars.
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 08:33 PM
Mar 2014

Not just on cars of those convicted of DUI, want to save lives prevent drunks from driving in the first place.

dilby

(2,273 posts)
4. Yeah so your best friend wants to help you be a criminal, nice.
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 08:39 PM
Mar 2014

This law would not have saved their daughter because the driver was not a repeat offender, first drunk driving charge was when she killed someone. Making everyone have to take an extra step will save thousands of lives a year.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
5. I am not in the mode of "if it saves one life" then any inconvenience is worth it. And you KNOW.....
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 08:44 PM
Mar 2014

drunks will find a way around it.

You would be better off making cars that did not go over 50 MPH. Want to do that also?

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
3. No thanks. So I have to blow in this damn thing when I never drove drunk once in my life? Why??? n-
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 08:36 PM
Mar 2014
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