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| | MADD Online: Ignition Interlock - Issue Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Ignition interlocks prevent people who have alcohol in their system from driving a car. |
 | | Interlocks have been shown to be effective in Maryland (Beck, 1999), Alberta (Voas, et al, 1999), California (Tashima and Helander, 1999), and elsewhere (Weinrath, 1997) (Coben, 1999) with results ranging from 50 to 90 percent reductions in subsequent offenses by those offenders who were assigned interlock devices, compared with those who were not. |
 | | While interlocks are not the only solution, as offenders tend to go back to their old ways once the device is off of the vehicle, they certainly keep the roads safer while these devices are in place. |
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