I couldn't agree more with all of this information.  Not only is blwing into the machine an issue, lung capacity wise, in this day and age you have the breathalyzer, the sun, kids the radio, your phone, gps, and who knows what else going off, all in the same time of making sure you blow into the machine just right, all while to merge over into afernoon traffic.  I understand the breathalyzer, and I'm not saying to take it away, but it does need to be tweaked a bit.  I blew into mine with a banana, and I am being sent back to court.  I am also being sent back to court because of my visor being down.  I am 5'3, and I commute to work from North Carolina to Va Beach, and I drive over the Pungo Ferry Bridge in the afternoon.  I am not sure what more I can do.  I am a healthy Mother of Two, a wife, a worker,  and I have a 4.0 in school right now, but I am going back to court for these things?  Have I not endured enough punishment for my terrible mistake?  Furthermore, if the breathalyzer doesn't work, shouldn't that be my problem and not the courts?  Even the founder of MADD has stopped being a part of this because she said it has just become about politics and money.  If VASAP really wanted to help people, that is what they would do.  

Reducing the breath requirement is essential for public safety.  Denying this petition is advocating distracted driving and putting an unfair burden on anyone using an ingnition interlock equipped vehicle who has not been trained on using the device.  Ignition interlock devices are difficult to use espcially for someone who has not been trained on its use.  We are not just talking about an offender starting the vehicle but anyone who drives it.  Lowering the breath requirement will undoubtedly reduce the number of aborts and need for multiple attempts to pass the test.  Each year hundreds of people in Virginia are involved in interlock related crashes.  According to the DMV, the number of accidents has tripled since the requirement for interlock became mandatory for first DUI offenses in 2012.  The device should be as easy to use as possible and lowering the breath requirement for all users, not just those with medical conditions is already permissible by law.  Please help SAVE LIVES by reducing the breath requirment.  An acurate sample can still be achieved without putting more lives in jeopardy.

A family member got a DUI several years ago.  This was not typical behavior but it happened.  He had to have an interlock system put on my car as it was the only dependable one we had.  I can’t tell you how many times I sat in the parking lot at work, 20 minutes after everyone had gone, still trying to get enough air to start my car to get home.  I had to pull over on the interstate on the way to work several times as well.  The machines require an amount of air that many people don’t have the lung capacity to produce.  It is a cruel and unusual punishment sentenced to innocent family members.  It is frightening and dangerous.  The camera that is now required makes the very dangerous rolling restart very unnecessary.  Please stop punishing innocent family and putting unsuspecting drivers in harm’s way, and make the device usable or find a better way.