US pushes states on disabling drunk drivers’ cars

Published December 17, 2013 8:28pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx wants states to require first-time drunken drivers to use alcohol breath monitors before they get behind the wheel.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released guidelines on Tuesday for states to use “ignition interlock programs.” The programs force drivers to blow into a breath analyzer. If they’ve been drinking, their cars won’t start.

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