| Just because a person acts or seems sober does | | | | very easy to use and very accurate as |
| not mean that they really are. Varying factors | | | | demonstrated on the Discovery Channel's |
| such as a person's weight, muscle mass, and how | | | | MythBusters and Dr. Phil TV shows. For most |
| much they've recently eaten all affect a person's | | | | models, users simply blow through the |
| blood alcohol content (BAC). Most people do not | | | | mouthpiece for 5 seconds. The sensors measure |
| purposely get behind the wheel if they think | | | | the alcohol level of air in the deep lungs. This value |
| they've had too much to drink, usually they are | | | | is converted into the corresponding Blood Alcohol |
| simply unaware of their precise intoxication level. | | | | Content (%BAC) estimate. Testing is most |
| So they drive without realizing they're over the | | | | accurate if you have not consumed food or |
| legal limit of.08. But if you use an alcohol | | | | alcohol 15 minutes prior to testing to ensure that |
| breathalyzer before you leave a party, club, | | | | there is no residual alcohol in your mouth to |
| wedding reception- any social occasion- you will | | | | affect the outcome. |
| know for sure if you should drive. No one needs | | | | Everyone knows there is no acceptable level of |
| to see flashing lights in the rear view mirror! | | | | alcohol consumption that makes it safe to drive. |
| In the early 1950s, the invention of Alcohol breath | | | | Any alcohol that enters a person's body can |
| testers, also known as breathalyzers, provided | | | | impair reflexes, motor skills, and cognitive abilities. |
| law enforcement with a non-invasive test that | | | | Use an alcohol breath tester and know FOR SURE |
| gave immediate results to determine an individual's | | | | if you should be driving or not. And ask your |
| level of intoxication. | | | | friends to use a breathalyzer before they leave |
| These days, breathalyzers are a great tool for | | | | your parties where alcohol has been served. A |
| everyone, not just law enforcement. | | | | personal alcohol breathalyzer provides peace of |
| Breathalyzers, such as the BACTrac brand, are | | | | mind and eliminates liability for everyone! |