alcolock

English

Etymology

Blend of alcohol +‎ lock

Noun

alcolock (plural alcolocks)

1. A mechanism that prevents a car from starting if the driver has exceeded the legal limits of alcohol consumption.
   • 2013 December 10, Rehman Chishti, “Road Safety”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons)‎^[1]:

     Various international studies have shown that alcolock users had 65% to 95% fewer repeat offences than drivers whose driving licence was suspended or revoked. The previous Government conducted a trial programme in 2005, but there was never any follow-up.

Translations

mechanism that prevents a car from starting

• Finnish: alkolukko (fi)