The alcohol lock is a device that prevents the vehicle from starting when the driver has exceeded the maximum permitted blood alcohol limit. Based on the latest updates from Traffic Lawsthe sanctions and of measures undertaken against whom repeat driving while intoxicatedare tightened and also require repeat offenders to install the Alcohol Interlock System (AIS)otherwise said Alcohol-Lock That does not allow you to start the car engine which thus remains blocked.
This is a solution imposed by law and, to avoid the instrument being altered or the results not reflecting reality, it is Sealed to prevent tampering.
How alcohol lock works which blocks the car
It is a machine similar to that of spirometry used in sports medicine orbreathalyzer employed by the police force. This tool consists of a sensor, a fan and a nozzle into which you can exhale. The device analyzes the percentage of alcohol present in the blood by analyzing the air exhaled from the lungs. Unlike the breathalyzer, the Alcohol-Lock it is directly connected to the car control unit and, if the permitted values are exceeded (0 g/L for repeat offenders), it prevents the engine from starting.
Update on the news of the Highway Code
With the March 28 update of the Highway Code, proposed by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, the bill was also approved by the Senate Chamber, acquiring full rights and validity. These measures derive from the proposals of Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, following news cases linked to driving while intoxicated or under the influence. There are those who think it is promulgations designed to react rather than prevent a problem, given the intransigence demonstrated. On the other hand, however, these directives are based on thearticle 186 and 186 bis of the Traffic Lawswhich provides the driving ban for people with a blood alcohol level above 0.5 g/L or under the influence of drugs.
Current law on drunk driving
The main changes concern the indiscriminate way in which the regulations are applied. While previously there were different degrees of assessment of driver readiness, now the only significant factor is positivity to altering substances. Regardless of the assessment of the driver’s state of lucidity, confirmation of employment will be sufficient to face criminal consequences.
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Please remember that the Art. 186 already provided for sanctions from 500 to 2,000 eurosor the license suspension from 3 to 6 months for those who were driving with a blood alcohol level between 0.5 and 0.8 g/L; while for i for newly licensed drivers the threshold is 0g/L. Fines that increase in severity as the blood alcohol level increases, up to 1.5 g/L or higher. In this case there is a risk offine from 1,500 to 6,000 EUR, arrest from 6 months to a year, license suspension from 1 to 2 years, preventive seizure of the vehicle and confiscation of the vehicleunless it belongs to a person unrelated to the crime.
→ How much does it cost to install it and when is it mandatory
Therefore, if the driver were to incur the same sanction more than once in two years, it will be mandatory to install the Alcohol-Lock in the middle. This device mounted next to the driver’s seat must be used before starting the vehicle.
→ BAC, maximum blood alcohol limits for driving
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