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In July this year Finland was the first European country to introduce the breath alcohol ignition interlock device, or "alcolock" for short, a gadget that requires a repeat drink-driving offender to blow into a breath analyser to switch on a car’s ignition circuit.
For the time being, having an alcolock fitted is a voluntary option to an unconditional driving ban imposed on a drink driver. Further, those convicted of drink-driving will have to agree to an intoxicant addiction assessment programme as well as well as follow-up checks.
The costs, around EUR 150 per month, are to be incurred by the driver.
In neighbouring Sweden, it was proposed that all new cars will have to have an alcolock on board by 2012. Lorries and buses will have the alcolocks before 2012..
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