Too Drunk to Drive?  Personal Alcohol Breathalyzers Tell FOR SURE!

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A breathalyzer knows if you're legal to drive!

Just because a person may act or seem sober does not mean that they are. Varying factors such as a person's weight, muscle mass, and how much they've recently eaten all affect a person's blood alcohol concentration or content (BAC). Most people do not purposely get behind the wheel if they think they've had too much to drink, usually they are simply unaware of their precise intoxication level. So they drive without realizing they're over the legal limit. But if you use an alcohol breathalyzer before you leave a party, club, wedding reception— any social occasion— you will know for sure if you should drive.  Flashing lights in your rear view mirror is a nightmare no one needs!

Alcohol breath testers (breathalyzers) are a great tool for everyone, and are not just for law enforcement. Breath alyzers are very easy to use and very accurate as demonstrated on the Discovery Channel's MythBusters and Dr. Phil TV shows. For most models, users simply blow through the mouthpiece for 5 seconds. The sensors measure the alcohol level of air in the deep lungs. This value is converted into the corresponding Blood Alcohol Content (%BAC) estimate. Testing is most accurate if you have not consumed food or alcohol 15 minutes prior to testing to ensure that there is no residual mouth alcohol.

Everyone knows there is no acceptable level of alcohol consumption that makes it safe to drive. Any alcohol that enters a person's body can impair reflexes, motor skills, and cognitive abilities. Use an alcohol breath tester and know FOR SURE if you should be driving or not. And ask your friends to use a breath alyzer before they leave your parties where alcohol has been served. A personal alcohol breathalyzer, many priced WAY LESS THAN $100, provides peace of mind and eliminates liability for everyone!

Find AlcoMate breathalyzers and BACtrack breathalyzers on this site.

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How Does a Breathalyzer Work?

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A simple breath test can save your life!
Most breathalyzers use one of three technologies to detect alcohol: a spectrophotometer, a fuel-cell sensor or a semiconductor oxide sensor. Spectrophotometer technology is used in large, table-top breathalyzers often found at police stations and are not sold on this website.

Fuel-cell testers offer extremely high accuracy and sensitivity, in addition to being handheld and portable. In over 30 US states, roadside evidential testing is now permitted using testers using fuel cells. A fuel cell measures alcohol content by creating a chemical reaction that oxidizes the alcohol in the sample and produces an electrical current. The more alcohol that is oxidized, the greater the current. The current is measured to determine the subject's BAC or blood alchohol concentration.

Semiconductor oxide based testers are relatively new and very affordable. An ethanol-specific sensor is used to measure the subject's BAC. Semiconductor oxide sensors offer many benefits, including low cost, low power consumption and small size. Many semiconductor-oxide-based breathalyzers are DOT-approved and many law enforcement agencies use these testers for preliminary screening of DUI suspects.

Semiconductor oxide based testers require calibration service on a more frequent basis (every 300-400 tests or once a year) than fuel cell based testers (every 5,000 tests). When used for personal, home and low-volume professional testing, semiconductor oxide models have been proven to perform very well and provide accurate readings. Information provided by Breathalyzer.net.



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An inexpensive breathalyzer can save your life!
 

Who Invented the Breathalyzer?

Though technologies for detecting alcohol vary, it's widely accepted that Dr. Robert Borkenstein (1912-2002), a captain with the Indiana State Police and later a professor at the University of Indiana, is regarded as the first to create a device that measures a subject's alcohol level based on a breath sample. In 1954, Borkenstein invented his breathalyzer, that used chemical oxidation and photometry to determine alcohol concentration. The invention of the breathalyzer provided law enforcement with a non-invasive test with immediate result reporting that can be used to determine an individual's level of intoxication.

A person may act or seem sober, but that doesn't mean they are according to each state's drunk driving laws. Be sure and be safe by using a alcohol breathalyzer before you drive. Alcohol breath testers are quick, easy, inexpensive and takes the guesswork out of knowing if you should drive after consuming alcoholic beverages. Getting arrested for a DUI and DWI is the least of what can happen if you drink and drive, not to mention very expensive. Do not take the chance! A personal alcohol breathalyzer provides peace of mind for you, your friends and family, and eliminates liability should someone leave your party and drive drunk! AlcoMate brand of breathalizers is offered by BreathalyzersUSA.com and BacTrack brand is provided by Breathalyzer.net
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