I will address some points you made in your previous posts.
The instance in which you were left stranded. Do you know that it was the fault of the device as opposed to the fault of the installer? If the installer is even halfway decent then these IIDs can be installed in short time with no issue. Just like your HVAC system, it is more dependent on the proper installation as opposed to brand. It can be more complicated if there are a lot of remote starters and the like.
There are many laws in many states about distracted driving. You can be distracted from switching your radio station. You can be distracted from your daughter doing something in the backseat. Or you can simply be daydreaming while on the road. The reason they think it is safer ( I can only assume) is that driving with an IID to where you are sober or almost sober (.024 and under) is much safer than letting you drive drunk. You describe the steps to your IID as if it were a Smartstart device so I will assume it is.
1) Yes it does alert you with a loud beep. You can usually hear the device start kicking on about a second or two right before though. The beep has to be loud so people can not say they did not hear it as an excuse.
2) You remove your attention from the road to locate the device just as you would a radio station or your cup of coffee/soda. Not much is devoted to it. If it has fallen on the floor than that is your problem. You shouldn't let it be in a position where it can fall on the floor.
All over the paperwork and on their websites it says to pull over to a safe place to attempt the rolling retests if you can not do them while driving. That is one of the reasons it gives you so much time. The smartstart is 6 minutes I believe. Plenty of time to focus solely on the device without driving.
You state " The IID technology, in its current state, does not function properly as hundreds of good people can attest" I agree there are lots of people that have an issue. No where have I ever said that the technology is perfect. Please do not insinuate I ever thought that. There is no technology that is perfect but, as you must know, people only show up on internet forums like this one to complain. For the hundreds of people that have issues there are ten times (and more) that amount that don't. This forum only gets the people that have issues and seek out help (or just to complain). It can be frustrating with a learning curve at first but there are some people that are willing to help them try tips and techniques from their own experiences to make their sentence just a little better.
" Ignition interlocks are faulty and dangerous. "
That is a very broad statement right from you. One can not make such an "umbrella" statement like that, especially without having tried all the other interlocks on the market. You can not say that all of them are faulty. Now I can understand your emotion behind it since you are biased towards one position.
"You ask people, "What brand and model do you have?" - as if it's the latest cool gadget from Apple. "
I do not understand how you can imply I think these are "cool gadget"s. First off, I do not own one apple product. I do not think Apple products are "cool". Why would you imply I relate interlocks to an apple product? How is that even conceivable? I mean, I did ask about your device and the reason I did was to offer some support or advice. I had the smartstart. There are others that used it too on this forum. Plus, there are many others using Draeger, lifesaver, etc... devices that are similar but different techniques to start.
You seem like an intelligent person. A lot of your effort can be used to help people with their device or you can even state your bad experience with your provider and suggest another one in your state to keep people from a possibly bad experience like you had. You can also elect to write/talk to your local congress persons and talk about the IID technology and your beliefs on it. Thats what they are paid to do by you, the taxpayer. But a complaint on an internet forum will get nothing when you have not offered up your state and model device to help other people. A lot of people come on here before they get their IID in order to look up complaints people have to try and get the easiest/best one. Your information could be useful to someone but you chose not to share it. I encourage you to do so.
The instance in which you were left stranded. Do you know that it was the fault of the device as opposed to the fault of the installer? If the installer is even halfway decent then these IIDs can be installed in short time with no issue. Just like your HVAC system, it is more dependent on the proper installation as opposed to brand. It can be more complicated if there are a lot of remote starters and the like.
There are many laws in many states about distracted driving. You can be distracted from switching your radio station. You can be distracted from your daughter doing something in the backseat. Or you can simply be daydreaming while on the road. The reason they think it is safer ( I can only assume) is that driving with an IID to where you are sober or almost sober (.024 and under) is much safer than letting you drive drunk. You describe the steps to your IID as if it were a Smartstart device so I will assume it is.
1) Yes it does alert you with a loud beep. You can usually hear the device start kicking on about a second or two right before though. The beep has to be loud so people can not say they did not hear it as an excuse.
2) You remove your attention from the road to locate the device just as you would a radio station or your cup of coffee/soda. Not much is devoted to it. If it has fallen on the floor than that is your problem. You shouldn't let it be in a position where it can fall on the floor.
All over the paperwork and on their websites it says to pull over to a safe place to attempt the rolling retests if you can not do them while driving. That is one of the reasons it gives you so much time. The smartstart is 6 minutes I believe. Plenty of time to focus solely on the device without driving.
You state " The IID technology, in its current state, does not function properly as hundreds of good people can attest" I agree there are lots of people that have an issue. No where have I ever said that the technology is perfect. Please do not insinuate I ever thought that. There is no technology that is perfect but, as you must know, people only show up on internet forums like this one to complain. For the hundreds of people that have issues there are ten times (and more) that amount that don't. This forum only gets the people that have issues and seek out help (or just to complain). It can be frustrating with a learning curve at first but there are some people that are willing to help them try tips and techniques from their own experiences to make their sentence just a little better.
" Ignition interlocks are faulty and dangerous. "
That is a very broad statement right from you. One can not make such an "umbrella" statement like that, especially without having tried all the other interlocks on the market. You can not say that all of them are faulty. Now I can understand your emotion behind it since you are biased towards one position.
"You ask people, "What brand and model do you have?" - as if it's the latest cool gadget from Apple. "
I do not understand how you can imply I think these are "cool gadget"s. First off, I do not own one apple product. I do not think Apple products are "cool". Why would you imply I relate interlocks to an apple product? How is that even conceivable? I mean, I did ask about your device and the reason I did was to offer some support or advice. I had the smartstart. There are others that used it too on this forum. Plus, there are many others using Draeger, lifesaver, etc... devices that are similar but different techniques to start.
You seem like an intelligent person. A lot of your effort can be used to help people with their device or you can even state your bad experience with your provider and suggest another one in your state to keep people from a possibly bad experience like you had. You can also elect to write/talk to your local congress persons and talk about the IID technology and your beliefs on it. Thats what they are paid to do by you, the taxpayer. But a complaint on an internet forum will get nothing when you have not offered up your state and model device to help other people. A lot of people come on here before they get their IID in order to look up complaints people have to try and get the easiest/best one. Your information could be useful to someone but you chose not to share it. I encourage you to do so.