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southdenverhoo

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Given the proliferation of interlock devices as a POST-conviction require-


ment in DUI cases, and the resulting increase in interlock device manufacturers and accordingly the concomitant reduction in the cost per device, I wonder if someday there will be a successful products liability case against Ford, Chevy, et al, hinged on the idea that the failure to include an interlock device as standard equipment on every new automobile renders said automobile "defective and unreasonably dangerous," as required for strict products liability to apply.

That there isn't such a requirement is IMO a direct result of the fact that consumers want the ability to have a couple cocktails after work or out to dinner with a date or spouse, and still drive home. Whether they know it or not, most of such drivers are at or near legal impairment in a state such as mine, where DWAI is a BAC of .05 and above.

But we could solve DUI fatalities in about a decade with such a requirement, as older cars attrit.
[Post edited by southdenverhoo at 04/10/2023 11:21AM]

(In response to this post by Los Angeles Hoo)

Posted: 04/10/2023 at 11:19AM



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