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Here in the Province of Ontario, a drunk driving conviction is VERY costly, as it should be.
Fine, car seizure, license suspension and the BIG deal, the increased insurance costs, about TRIPLE the previous annual premium. And don't even THINK about driving in Ontario with out valid insurance, that fine is FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, up to $25,000 for a second offence of driving with out insurance.
Ignition interlocks are mandated by a Judge's Order, and the cost is born by the convicted driver.
Link to the Ontario Ministry of Transport website, about ignition interlock policies .
What needs to be done is to demote the culture of alcohol consumption, the way we did with tobacco. Simply, for our society to grow up and stop regarding drinking as glamorous, the way they thought in high school.
If kids were allowed to drink at any age, they wouldn't be driving cars, and adults would grow up regarding it as "kid stuff" and would not have binge-drinking peer-pressure reinforced as a coming-of-age frat-boy rite of passage.
What needs to be done is to demote the culture of alcohol consumption, the way we did with tobacco. Simply, for our society to grow up and stop regarding drinking as glamorous, the way they thought in high school.
If kids were allowed to drink at any age, they wouldn't be driving cars, and adults would grow up regarding it as "kid stuff" and would not have binge-drinking peer-pressure reinforced as a coming-of-age frat-boy rite of passage.
As long as we have young people full of testosterone we will have alcohol and drug use. People like to have fun and experiment. It's a side effect of the cockiness of youth and the increased testosterone levels. It's easy to say this in hindsight when one is old or for one who has led a more sheltered life (like I have) but the vast majority of people are out there living "hard" in their youth and it will probably remain that way for the foreseeable future.
Like I said drunk driving is a relatively minor cause of fatalities in the grand scheme of things. Holding extra bodyfat is far unhealthier statistically.. heck radon exposure is even higher and that's pretty low as well... doesn't mean I support banning high carb or fatty sugary foods... though I do support mandatory radon checks at each home sale.
They have the same here in Texas for repeat offenders, neighbor has one, but if they choose to drink and drive then they get what they deserve.
These car breathalyzers are not infallible. A willing passenger who has not imbibed could, in theory, blow into the device to fool it into letting the car start.
Most reasonably sane people would avoid doing that however, since they would know that if the driver couldn't start the car, he or she must be drunk or at least under the influence of alcohol.
However, car breathalyzer manufacturers these days have developed safeguards to prevent circumvention. These safety measures include disabling the car if the unit is tampered with and special driver recognition methods to prevent an unauthorized person from giving the breath sample.
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