Californians convicted of drunk driving will be required to install electronic breath-analysis devices that prevent their cars from being started if they have consumed alcohol.
The measure has been signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and will initially take effect in a pilojt scheme in four counties.
The "ignition-tnterlock devices" will prevent cars from being started if the driver's breath shows more than a small amount of alcohol.
"We must do everything we can to ensure the public's safety on the road,"Schwarzenegger said. "By installing ignition-interlock devices, we are working to save innocent lives."
California reported 1,355 frunk-driving fatalities last year. An estimated 550 drunk drivers are arrested every day.
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