a smart phone breathalyzer attachment

Now there's an innovation -- a breathalyzer smart phone attachment that will tell you whether or not you're drunk. Actually, a person will likely know when he/she is drunk, but to the law, there's a very clear line between drunk and sober. And the limit is so low that someone slightly over the legal limit might be sober enough to drive but drunk enough to go to jail.

A few years ago breathalyzer manufacturers were fighting tooth and nail to keep the process secret. I had not been paying attention to it, so now I'm Rip Van Winkle waking up to the fact that the cat's out of the bag. And boy, have things changed.

Now there's a big market for the consumer version of portable breathalyzers. TheBreathalyzerStore.com appears to sell nothing but breathalyzers and breathalyzer paraphernalia. They seem to have sold out of the key chain version, but others appear small enough to fit in a purse or pocket.

One drawback is the need for calibration every one to twelve months costing between $20 and $25. That would be a nuisance. But it might be a small price to pay considering the cost of a DUI.

I wonder if the results from one of those consumer products were ever used as a defense against a police breathalyzer that produced an over-the-limit result. "But officer, my phone said I was sober!"

It's a safe bet that a bold print legal disclaimer comes with the consumer version.

Addendum. I was gonna post that crazy mug shot of Nick Nolte here, but I'll just let you click to see it at your option. You can thank me later.

Comments

[Light]

Being sober might be an excuse. Also, one flaws I see is that I believe everyone has a different level of being sober or drunk.(I don't know if I said it right).

[acne]

GRacias por la informacion, ha sido de gran ayuda, yo me encuentro preocupado por la perdida del cabello.