If you have the misfortune of being a member of the Registry’s Ignition Interlock Program, your vehicle’s windshield washer fluid might cost you to lose your license. This is because ignition interlock devices might be “alcohol-specific” but they are not ethanol specific. There are many different types of alcohol and the alcohol that is in …
Washer Fluid Causes Ignition Interlock Violations Read More »
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles imposes 10-year license revocations for ignition interlock violations. One such violation is a failing a rolling re-test with a BAC at or above .05. Under the Registry’s regulations, just a single failure of this nature will generate a 10-year license loss. Take a look at these readings: It is …
An Ignition Interlock user contacted me tonight after experiencing failed startups with his ignition interlock device. He drinks Heineken non-alcoholic beer. It has an alcohol content of 0.00. Unfortunately, he purchased what he thought was non-alcoholic beer, but he really bought a 15 pack of Heineken, which contained 12 cans of Heineken which contained alcohol …
The Covid-19 pandemic has created some challenges for Massachusetts Ignition Interlock Device users. The Registry has afforded no relief from the requirement that the IID be downloaded and calibrated approximately every thirty (30) days. If you miss a service visits, you risk having your license revoked for 10 years. Even with the requirements to practice …
Pandemic Presents Challenges for Interlock Device Users Read More »
Ignition Interlock Devices are not breathalyzers. They are lockout devices and they could never meet the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) breathalyzer certification standards. Nevertheless, the Registry routinely relies on Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Readings to impose 10-year license revocations. One of the many problems with IIDs is that they are not ethyl …
This case shows how a trip to the dentist almost cost an ignition interlock device (IID) user his driver’s license. John had 7 years of complete and uninterrupted sobriety. He had not had a drink in years. However, he experienced numerous failed start ups. He would try to start his car in the morning to …
The Ignition Interlock Department of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle has been imposing 10-year license revocations when a customer’s Ignition Interlock Device prevents the vehicle from starting. This is known as a failed startup and it has resulted in ignition interlock violation hearings and 10-year license revocations, which the Registry imposes pursuant to G.L. …
Massachusetts Ignition Interlock Devices users may soon have difficulty performing the required rolling re-tests. This is because, effective February 23, 2020, the new anti-texting law goes into effect. The new law was originally intended to require cell phone users to use hands-free mode while driving but it does more than that. It prohibits anyone from …
Hands Free Law Creates Catch-22 for Ignition Interlock Users Read More »
The Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles imposes 10-year license revocations for ignition interlock violations, such as missed rolling retests, failed rolling re-tests, initial start violations, tampering, circumvention, and disconnection. Not all of these revocations are legally valid and I have reversed many of them on appeal. There are thousands of ignition interlock devices currently in …
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