NTSB Recommends Ignition Interlocks for All First-Time DWI Offenders and Endorses Development of Passive Alcohol-Detection Technology

In its study on wrong-way driving crashes adopted today, the National Transportation Safety Board cited alcohol-impaired driving as the leading cause of these collisions and recommended that all first-offender alcohol-impaired drivers be required to have ignition interlocks installed on their personal vehicles.

The text of the press release can be found here

A list of the report’s conclusions can be found here

A fact sheet summarizing the key findings can be found here

National media:

Washington Post article can be found here

Los Angeles Times article can be found here