With the rise of personal breathalyzer use, calibration of more accurate breath tests still critically important
“We have encountered students who have used [personal breathalyzers] thinking they were sober, trying to be responsible, and getting a DUI shortly thereafter,” Letendre said.”
Letendre says not all personal breathalyzers are as accurate as the readings we found in our test with BackTrack and warns about a ‘false sense of security’ for drivers who use them.
“Under .08 or .05 doesn’t mean you are sober,” Letendre said. “To say that this portable breathalyzer is telling me ‘yes,’ I have alcohol in my system’ I know there’s alcohol in my system, I don’t need to blow into a machine, and we say in our classes, ‘if you’ve had a drink, just don’t drive.”
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