Drunk driving still remains one of the most prominent problems in the United States, and blood alcohol content is one way to help legislate and regulate drunk driving. Drunkenness is generally hard to determine as alcohol affects everyone differently. Blood alcohol content, or BAC, offers an objective measure of the amount of alcohol (in the […]
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How To Pass A Breathalyzer Test
How To Pass A Breathalyzer Test As early as 1874, research considered the possibility of detecting a person’s alcohol content via their breath. In 1931, Dr. Rolla Neil Harger from the Indiana University School of Medicine developed the drunkometer, the first practical roadside breath-test device. The drunkometer could detect the presence of alcohol in a […]
What Happens If I Fail My Interlock Test?
What Happens If I Fail My Interlock Test? Drunk driving isn’t just an individual crime. It affects everyone around you. Based on data from 2010, drunk driving accidents cost the country an estimated $44 billion every year. But the effects of drunk driving can still be measured by its human costs. Today, an estimated 29 […]
What Do Breathalyzers Measure?
In 2016, 10,497 people in the United States were killed in motor vehicle accidents involving alcohol-impaired driving. That accounted for about 28 percent of all traffic-related deaths in the country that year. In the constant battle against drunk driving, the United States has developed a wide range of tools, laws, and regulations to punish those […]
How Much Does A DUI Cost? Complete Breakdown by State
Data from 2016 shows that 10,497 people were killed in drunk driving incidents in the United States. On average, about 29 people in the country die in crashes involving alcohol-impaired driving. That equates to one drunk-driving-related death every 50 minutes. More recent data from 2023 shows that 12,429 people died in drunk driving related accidents, […]
How Does A Breathalyzer Work? Car Breathalyzers & IIDs
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2024 saw more than 13,000 people killed in alcohol-related crashes in the United States. These crashes could have been prevented. Breathalyzers are a well-known way to help stop these deadly incidents from happening. So, how does a breathalyzer work and are there car breathalyzers that can […]