If you're going to drink and drive in New York, be sure to NOT do it after August 15**.
**AutoSpies does not condone drinking and driving in any situation
That's because the state will be enforcing some new policies that will essentially render your car useless if you are convicted of a misdemeanor or felony drunken driving incident.
If you fall into that category of fail, you will be required to install a device that essentially is a breathalyzer within your vehicle. If you are beyond the legal limit, guess what, you're going to have to meander the streets of New York and sober up in order to turn over the motor.
Oh yeah, and all of this happens at the driver's expense.
So, Spies, are you FOR or AGAINST this latest policy implementation?
Let us know in the comments below...
On Aug. 15, a new zero tolerance policy begins for driving drunk in New York State. Under the provisions of what’s being called Leandra’s Law, anyone convicted of misdemeanor or felony drunken driving will be required to install (for a minimum of six months) an ignition interlock breathalyzer device that won’t allow the car to start if it detects a threshold level of alcohol on the driver’s breath.
According to Robert Maccarone, director of the state Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives, New York is the 10th state to require drivers to install the devices after a first offense. At the driver’s expense, the alcohol interlocks are leased, at a monthly charge of $70 to $110, and an installation cost of zero (some are installed free) to $100. Mr. Maccarone said the state has an average of 25,000 drunken-driving convictions annually, about 4,000 of which are in New York City...
[Source: The New York Times]
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