In a bus equipped with a standardized interface for an alcohol interlock, is the presence and use of this device mandatory?

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The Traffic Law (fifteenth additional provision) establishes that, since 6 July 2022, vehicles of categories M2 and M3 that have a standardized interface for installing alcohol interlocks, intended for passenger transport, must be equipped with them, and that their drivers are required to use them. This device (known as "alcolock") analyzes the driver's exhaled air and prevents the engine from starting if alcohol levels above those permitted are detected. Therefore, it is not only required to have the device: the driver must use it, because if its use were voluntary the purpose of the rule would be defeated. Nor does it depend on the type of service (regular or discretionary): what determines the obligation is that the vehicle has the standardized interface.

In a bus equipped with a standardized interface for an alcohol interlock, is the presence and use of this device mandatory?

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