Ignition interlocks are saving lives.

• Position: Drunk Driving - Brief article

In-car breathalyzers--or ignition interlocks--have stopped more than 1,770,000 would-be drunk drivers across the country since states first passed ignition interlock laws, according to a Mothers Against Drunk Driving report.

"MADD knows ignition interlocks save lives, and they could save even more lives if every offender is required to use the device after the first arrest," says Colleen Church, president of MADD, Annapolis, Md. "The fact that so many people have attempted to drive impaired--even after being caught and ordered to use an ignition interlock--tells us that we must put technology between all offenders and their cars."

Every state requires ignition interlock for some...