Alcohol interlock devices disable a vehicle from being driven if alcohol is detected on the breath of a driver, who must breathe into the system to start the engine. Alcohol interlocks to become mandatory for NZ's worst drink-driversMONIQUE FORD / Stuff.co.nzNew Zealand's worst drink-drivers will soon be forced to have devices installed in their cars which stop them from driving over the limit - and they'll have to foot the bill. Foss said a law to make the interlocks mandatory was currently being drafted, and he hoped it would be in place by the end of 2017. The Government says making the alcohol interlock devices mandatory for serious and repeat drink-drivers will makes Kiwis safer - and a former offender says the device kept him from having "blood on my hands". INTERLOCKS 'BEST WEAPON' AGAINST DRINK'DRIVINGAA spokesman Dylan Thomsen said the motorists' organisation was a big supporter of alcohol interlocks, which were "the best weapon there is in the fight against drink-driving".

Source: Stuff August 09, 2016 03:22 UTC