Learn More About Our Device
In choosing which interlock device to use for it's customers, much time was spent searching for the most reliable and east to use device. This search led to the use of the Draeger Interlock. Draeger is the worlds largest manufacturer of both ignition interlock devices and of the breathalyzers used by law-enforcement agencies world-wide.
Check out the many features and benefits of our Draeger Interlock device below:
Fuel Cell Technology
This device employs an electrochemical fuel cell as the means of testing presented samples. This device insures that our interlock will only detect alcohol. Some devices actually detect cigarette smoke and other pollutants leading to false positive readings. This will not be a worry with this device.
Advanced Data Log
The data log in this device not only records violations, but also successful activations of the vehicle. Additionally, a great deal about each violation is recorded. This helps to ensure that there is a sufficient amount of information provided to see whether the driver simply used mouthwash which would usually dissipate before the next test would be needed, simply changed his or her mind about starting the car, deactivated the vehicle before the retest time had lapsed, or many other situations. This added information greatly protects the driver from running into problems with violations at the DMV.
Rolling Retests
As was hinted above, our system will every 15-30 minutes ask you to breathe into the device again. A generous window of about five minutes is provided for the driver to breathe into the device. This window will keep the driver from having to manipulate the interlock while in the middle of traffic, instead allowing plenty of time for the driver to pull over and present a sample.
Never Deactivate a Running Vehicle
A very important safety feature in our system is that our device will never deactivate your car or cause it to behave erratically should you either fail or fail to present a test after your vehicle is running. In either case, the system will record a violation, but at no time will you have to stop your car in the middle of traffic to provide an additional sample to keep it running.
Stall Protection
As an additional safety feature, this interlock affords a generous period of time between the engine being deactivated and the device resetting. This keeps the driver from having to present another sample of breath if his or her engine were to stall.
Suck-Blow Technology
The Draeger device uses a patented suck-blow sample gathering method. this helps insure that the air channel is clear of any interference while also insuring that a human is presenting the sample and not some other tool. Additionally, the user does not have to remember anything but how to breathe in and out when using the device.
Replaceable Tubes
The breathing tubes in the interlock are replaceable, removable, and cleanable. This means that you can sanitize the surface that comes in contact with the user in the case of an illness or multiple users.
Separate Handset / IO units
The device that analyses the users breath is separate from the device that provides the connection to the vehicle. Thus, if something goes wrong in the far more complicated instrument (the handset) it can be replaced as easily as a phone in a phone jack. This minimize the amount of access to the vehicle required and helps to make monitoring checks and handset swaps take place in less than 5 minutes.
