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Old 10-20-2005, 02:24 AM   #53
Rock Steady
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Silicon Valley
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Originally Posted by wolf
Did they take you to the hospital for a blood test or even ask you to take one? If they didn't, you likely got your out right there.

I operate a breathalyzer (actually an ALCO-Sensor brand) regularly. It doesn't take much of a blow to get a reasonably accurate result. Regular old exhale is more than enough for the breath test.
Is yours a Fuel-Cell kind? I chose that for my ignition interlock device because it it more accurate and won't give a false positiive as often. It's just $10/mo more. I think the auto devices are more complicated because they can't see if someone is emptying a balloon into it. So, you have to blow and buzz at the same time onto a mouthpiece. It's tricky. Serves as an anti-theft device for my pickup truck. Ha!

I am seriously thinking about buying a portable breathaylzer to take to events so I can encourage my friends to test themselves before driving. But, I would probably just piss them off if I did that.
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