Mandatory Interlocks To Stop The DUI Carnage

In broad daylight on a sunny afternoon in a stroller in a crosswalk

No safety when the danger of alcohol for victims stalks

A 15 month old boy with 80 plus years left to live

In an instant brain dead with only organs left to give

Mary Higgins aged 72 drunk in the afternoon but still behind the wheel

Probably another alcoholic ignoring the don’t drink and drive appeal

We have airbags, seatbelts and side mirrors mandated to protect those inside a car

Bumpers to the monetary damage of a minor collision bar  

We have catalytic converters to protect the air we breathe

Why not a mandatory device to a reduction of deaths by DUIs try to achieve?

Every car off the assembly line should be equipped with an interlock device

So no more Liams in a crosswalk should have to pay a mortal price

Blow into it and if you are over .08, the car will not move

Overnight watch the statistics for deaths and injuries from DUIs start to improve

Overnight watch the costs of auto insurance start to be reduced

Overnight watch the increasing  number of jail cells and guards go into disuse

Overnight watch the growing  number of DUI lawyers forced to find another line of work

Soon the specter of death or maiming by a DUI will not longer on our streets always lurk

Sadly a pipe dream that will never come to pass

Cities, courts, guards and lawyers making too much money on DUIs will insure the carnage lasts

Sadly, a boy of 15 months has paid the ultimate price

Could have been avoided if the driver would have had an interlock device

© September 5, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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