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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Blow boxes are not a 'one and done' solution when installed in a vehicle. While you're driving, they will periodically require you to pull over and re-blow to confirm you haven't been drinking while driving (called a 'rolling retest').
I know this because my cousin got a DUI and had to get one of these installed in his Civic some 15 years ago in Manitoba.
Mandatory blow boxes for those convicted of a DUI, 100% onboard for that. For everyone? Not a chance.
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A friend of mine, deservedly, got one installed. They area fairly large inconvenience and also bring a fair degree of humiliation. Dealing with the thing takes at least a minute every time he starts the car. He then has to periodically blow into it every 10 minutes or so while driving. They also malfunction all the time, killing the motor.
It's a fairly large inconvenience. Not something that should be installed on all vehicles.