Voas Robert B, Marques Paul R
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, Maryland 20705, USA.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2003 Sep;4(3):183-7. doi: 10.1080/15389580309887.
This commentary reviews current and past vehicle interlock programs for impaired driving offenders with a focus on the challenges that courts and motor vehicle departments face in attempting to implement mandatory programs as required by current federal legislation. There are few offenders in interlock programs compared to the large number of impaired drivers arrested each year. This suggests that, to increase participation, courts will have to threaten more severe sanctions for those offenders who reject interlock programs. A combination of electronic house arrest with interlock programs is suggested as a method of maximizing interlock use.
本评论回顾了针对酒后驾车违法者的现行和过往车辆联锁计划，重点关注法院和机动车部门在试图按照现行联邦立法要求实施强制性计划时所面临的挑战。与每年被捕的大量酒后驾车者相比，参与联锁计划的违法者很少。这表明，为了提高参与度，法院将不得不对那些拒绝联锁计划的违法者威胁实施更严厉的制裁。建议将电子居家监禁与联锁计划相结合，作为最大限度使用联锁装置的一种方法。
