Comments for Ignition Interlock 4 Alaska

Comment on Anchorage Daily News Compass Piece. . . by ignition cylinder

ignition cylinder — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:03:04 +0000

OK – so there is already a provision for folks to get a limited license after a DUI conviction. The provision at this time, however, is to limit WHERE they can drive. The new Bill would actually allow them to drive anywhere, as long as they had an Ignition Interlock on their car and their Blood Alcohol Count (BAC) was under the pre-set level. Dang…I would think that would make those folks who have just made that one, stupid mistake happy.

Of course, practicing alcoholics would be pissed…

And speaking of that, let’s take a look at the Compass piece written by Sarah Longwell, “the managing director of the American Beverage Institute in Washington, D.C., an association of restaurants committed to the responsible serving of adult beverages”:

Alaska fines a driver speeding 5 mph over the limit $40. A driver caught speeding 20 mph over can owe more than $240.

The rest of the state’s traffic offenses follow the same theme: The severity of the crime determines the severity of the punishment. But a bill before the state Legislature aims to change that.

As with speeders, there’s a big difference between a person driving after two drinks and a drunk who drives after 10. However, proposed legislation would force Alaska judges to ignore that difference.

NO. Alaska already has graduated punishments depending on the number of previous violations and the severity of the present one. These adjusted punishments are reflected in AS 28.35.030 which HB19 refers to. HB19 merely adds the TEMPORARY Ignition Interlock requirement on to those punishments.

Comment on APRN Looks at Drink Driving in Fairbanks by ignition parts

ignition parts — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:36:35 +0000

Only 20 states and the District of Columbia have laws requiring helmets for all motorcycle riders. Louisiana is the only state to adopt such a law in the past 10 years. The trend has been in the opposite direction, with some states repealing their helmet laws, Adkins said.

Alcohol-related fatalities increased slightly last year. There were 15,121 fatalities involving a driver or motorcycle operator, pedestrian or cyclist with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 or above, compared with 15,102 in 2005. Enforcement of impaired-driving laws will remain a priority for Transportation Department, said NHTSA Administrator Nicole Nason.

“There is a personal story behind these statistics, and for every alcohol-related fatality, the family left behind is shattered forever,” Nason said.

Comment on Hooray, It’s a Go! by ignition switch

ignition switch — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:17:41 +0000

i think igntion interlocks and disseminating accurate information regarding ignition interlocks for the purpose of improving highway safety, reducing drunk driving recidivism and increasing DUI offender productivity is important! i thinkthis blog is great and has a great cause

Great job,
CHeers,
Lynn

Comment on Alaska Senate PASSES HB19 Unanimously! by lynn

lynn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:37:56 +0000

Congrats! What a great accomplishment. Back to the House…

Comment on About Us by Babette Miller

Babette Miller — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:46:26 +0000

Great job! Every time a client removes, they state that the only learning experience they gained from the DUI was the Ignition Interlock.
Babette

Comment on HB 19 “Held” in Senate Finance by nardalynb

nardalynb — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:14:08 +0000

April 3, at 9 a.m., the bill will be heard again. (Less than two hours from this posting!)

Comment on HB 19 “Held” in Senate Finance by lynn

lynn — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:05:40 +0000

Do you think they will schedule another vote on it?

Comment on House Bill 19 – In a Nutshell by Well Said! « Ignition Interlock 4 Alaska

Well Said! « Ignition Interlock 4 Alaska — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:12:01 +0000

[...] House Bill 19, Alaska’s own piece of legislation dealing with greatly expanding the use of ignition interlocks is awaiting scheduling to be heard in the Senate Finance Committee as of this writing. Perhaps next week… [...]

Comment on Other States are Considering Ignition Interlock Bills by Don Murray

Don Murray — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:29:40 +0000

Many states currently have statutes supporting the limited use of Ignition Interlock devices in one form or another. The recent movement, however, recognizes the advantages of I.I. devices for first-time offenders. Florida, for example, is considering current pending legislation that will mandate the installation of I.I. devices for first time offenders with an elevated Blood Alcohol Level of .15 (By the way, statistics show that first-time offenders will have driven up to 85 times while under the influence before getting caught the first time). If passed with the pending amemdment, this pending legislation would shorten the offender’s license suspension period to, perhaps, 30 days, after which an “Interlock Restricted” license would be issued, thereby avoiding a lengthy suspension period of up to one year for the offender.

Comment on Other States are Considering Ignition Interlock Bills by windycityjohn

windycityjohn — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:22:47 +0000

Over the weekend I attended a political fund raiser and heard comments from a new political committee formed to amend a DUI law. I took a brochure and it seems that there’s a large segment of the population that these DUI laws have let fall through the cracks. It seems that this committee is trying to pass a law that requires one of those breath devices in a car so it can’t be started. Anyway, there were all sorts of statistics for Illinois that were quite startling. It seems that there are literally thousands of DUI offenders driving out there without licenses or one of these breath devices. They had a website (http://www.amend625.org) and I went there. It is definitely worth a look.