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Heavy Machinery and Habitual Drunk Driving Don’t Mix

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May 10, 2017 by Editorial Staff

Heavy machinery and habitual drunk drivingHabitual drunk driving isn’t new. All states have laws that ensure a habitual drunk driver has strict consequences for their actions, including an ignition interlock device. In many cases, that device and the high court costs, jail time and other penalties are enough to break the habit. Other times, the allure of another drunken joy ride can be too much to maintain common sense, especially when there’s heavy machinery involved.

A recent New Jersey habitual drunk driver was caught after neighbors reported him erratically driving a bulldozer down the road. His habitual drunk driving isn’t just behind the wheel of construction vehicles, although he had been busted previously on a backhoe. This was the man’s ninth DWI, which means he wasn’t terribly choosy about his getaway vehicles when drinking. Hopefully, after a lengthy jail sentence, his next type of machine will be the one that prevents him from drinking and driving again: an ignition interlock device.

Habitual drunk driving incidents are considered a small portion of the total number of DWIs in the US, according to the National Institute for Health. However, if you talk to many opponents of ignition interlock legislation, they will say that habitual drunk drivers and those with a high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) are the offenders that need an ignition interlock device. Ignition interlocks and making multiple DWI offenses a felony are steps that agencies like MADD support in order to prevent more drunk driving tragedies on the roads.

Habitual drunk driving is still a problem across the U.S., even in states with strict DWI laws. More often than not, those states may have more problems enforcing laws than getting drunk drivers off of the streets. Obviously, an ignition interlock device cannot do its job on large vehicles like bulldozers, backhoes or forklifts. The devices can, however, ensure that the driver of most other types of vehicles is sober while driving.

Category: NewsTag: habitual drunk driving, New Jersey

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