• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Guardian Interlock

Guardian Ignition Interlock

The Original Ignition Interlock System

  • Locations
  • Our Device
    • Ignition Interlock Program
    • Ignition Interlock Device Information
  • Support
    • FAQ
    • Training Videos
    • Contact Us
  • State Laws
  • About Us
    • Reviews
    • Become a Provider
    • Partners
      • DUI Attorneys
      • Recovery Counselors
      • Monitoring Authorities
      • Road Safety Resources
  • 800-499-0994

Should Drivers Use Apps Like PhantomAlert?

You are here: Home / General Information / Should Drivers Use Apps Like PhantomAlert?
November 14, 2014 by Editorial Staff

interlock deviceIt used to be that people trying to avoid speed traps would hook up a radar detector in their car and listen for the beeps indicating police radar up ahead. Times have definitely changed. Now if someone wants to avoid a speed trap, there’s an app for that. The problem is these apps aren’t designed just for speed traps – they’re also helping people avoid police drinking and driving road checks.

There are a lot of different driving apps on the app store, and one of the most popular is PhantomAlert. This app downloads data to your phone so you know which intersections have red light cameras, where school zones are, and the location of speed traps. Obviously one of the benefits of such an app for a driver is avoiding costly speeding tickets and giving you the fastest route to wherever you need to go, and some of the fans of PhantomAlert have even said the app makes them a more aware and safe driver.

phantom alertUnfortunately, there’s also a feature on the app where you can be alerted to where police have set up roadchecks to find people driving under the influence (DUI), and that’s not sitting well with law enforcement. Besides giving drivers a free and clear road to speed with a lower risk of getting stopped for it, the DUI roadcheck feature gives people a false sense of security when they make the choice to drink and drive. Instead of finding a designated driver or calling a cab, they’ll just look at their app, find the roadchecks, and avoid them on their way home. But that knowledge won’t stop them if they’re so intoxicated they crash their vehicle and potentially injure or kill themselves or others.

Maybe the PhantomAlert app does make a driver more aware of their surroundings so they can plan the safest route home, but the DUI road check feature has the potential to create a false sense of safety for drinking drivers. A drinking and driving conviction will net you fines, potential jail time, and a possible interlock device, and that would be the least of your worries if you killed someone because you were too drunk to drive. Is the information you gain from an app like PhantomAlert really worth the potential cost?

 

Image from Phantomalert.com

Category: General InformationTag: Car Breathalyzer, Drunk Driving, Ignition Interlock

About Editorial Staff

Previous Post: « New Guardian Interlock Location:
McFadden Service Center, Laurel, MD
Next Post: Why Are So Many Women Driving Drunk? ignition interlock device »

24/7 Bilingual Customer Service

Call now on 800-499-0994 and we’ll help you get back on the road

Call Now
Guardian Interlock Logo

Call Toll-Free

800 499-0994

Partners

DUI Attorneys

Recovery Counselors

Monitoring Authorities

Need Help?

Support

FAQ

Contact Us

© Copyright 2022 Guardian Interlock, LLC by LifeSafer

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use