The Commercial Use of Alcohol Ignition Interlocks

This paper describes how alcohol ignition interlocks were introduced in late 1999 as a tool for quality assurance in commercial traffic. The project initially involved a bus company, a taxi company and a company with a fleet of trucks. The paper describes how one hundred vehicles in each company were equipped with interlocks and this initial installation enjoyed considerable success. During the first two years of trials several other companies also wanted to install interlocks in their vehicles. Today some 4000 vehicles have interlocks and several transport buyers, such as local communities, request that interlocks be installed in school buses and other public transportation vehicles. Two Swedish truck manufacturers, Volvo and Scania, offer interlocks as optional equipment. Also, car manufacturers are looking for solutions -- SAAB is developing an integrated system using the car’s own data system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF)

  Ottowa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Lonegren, Bo
  • Jakobsson, Liza
• Conference:
  • The Fifth International Symposium on Alcohol Ignition Interlock Programs
  • Location: Temp Arizona, United States
  • Date: 2004-10-24 to 2004-10-26
• Publication Date: 2005-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 23-25
• Monograph Title: Alcohol Interlock Programs: Pushing Back the Frontiers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Alcohol ignition interlock devices; Alcohol tests; Alcohol use; Commercial transportation; Commercial vehicle operations; Highway safety; Safety; School buses; Taxicab companies; Trucking; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01053807
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 092007152x
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 20 2007 9:55AM