Ontario’s Ignition Interlock Program

This paper describes the ignition interlock program, which is one component of a broader strategy that deals with drinking and driving. This broader strategy involves a variety of measures that include: administrative driver’s license suspensions (ADLS), extended mandatory suspension periods, and a remedial measures program. Other components of this strategy include: (1) a 12-hour roadside driver license suspension for a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) range from .05 to.08, (2) vehicle impoundment for drivers caught driving with a license suspended for a Criminal Code of Canada violation, and (3) dedicated funding for random spot check programs, i.e., R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere). The paper describes how Ontario is the largest jurisdiction in Canada, by both driver population and number of vehicles, numbering 8.3 million drivers and 9.4 million vehicles. It is also worth noting that Ontario averages approximately 16,000 convictions for impaired driving annually. Alcohol-related driving collisions and the fatalities associated with these collisions have been dramatically reduced over the last ten years as a result of the cumulative effect of the programs that Ontario has introduced over the years.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF)

  Ottowa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Fauteux, Bradley
• 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 47-50
• Monograph Title: Alcohol Interlock Programs: Pushing Back the Frontiers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Alcohol breath tests; Alcohol ignition interlock devices; Alcohol tests; Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; Blood alcohol levels; Driver licenses; Driver licensing; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Impaired drivers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver license suspension
• Geographic Terms: Ontario (Province)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01053783
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 092007152x
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 20 2007 9:55AM