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Breathometer Aims to Save Lives by Stopping People from Driving Drunk
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Why are their comments asinine?
In the scenario you describe wouldn't the 'responsible' thing to do is to not drink the couple of glasses of wine in the first place?
In the UK if you get caught driving over the limit you loose your licence for a minimum of a year unless there were exceptional circumstances. Go to court and get a criminal record for the rest of your life which you may then have to inform your employer and all future employers. When you get your licence back the cost of your insurance triples as you are deemed to be a high risk. This is all in addition to the increased risk of having a serious accident or killing somebody. Why take the risk all for a few drinks?
Although this device would be handy to check alcohol levels the next day as it can stay in the system for a lot longer than people think my understanding it all depends on the individuals metabolism and efficiency of their liver.
It's asinine because they make the assertion that there would be no legitimate use of this device.
Your logic is pretty screwed up, also. My statement wasn't a discussion of the penalties and pitfalls of driving drunk. My statement was that this product would have a legitimate use to verify that I was not breaking the law before I get behind the wheel of my car.
If I'm sitting down for a dinner and I have two glasses of wine, I know for a fact that I am fine to drive. But, given the relatively low limit of BAC that is illegal in most states, a legitimate use of the product would be for me to blow before I drive, to make sure that I don't get a DUI should I get pulled over.
I'm in no way trying to say that this product could be used to break the law.
Not really sure what part of my statement you find illogical.
Its just my personal opinion its not worth consuming any alcohol before driving. Not only because of the breaking the law aspect, if someone has a couple glasses of wine and they are unfortunate enough to have a serious accident that results in the death of someone. Then they will have to live with that for the rest of their life not knowing whether the alcohol was a contributing factor even if legally they are under the limit. Whether their reaction time could have been quicker to avoid the accident or could they have seen the child running into the road earlier if they didn't have the wine.
I drive for a living so i'm seeing this from a different perspective to you as i'm very protective of my licence and I have seen enough serious accidents at the side of the road to last me a lifetime but its your life you do whatever you feel best for you.
One more time: Your feelings about driving after drinking have absolutely NOTHING to do with whether this device has a legitimate use. Period.
But since you seem intent on going there, if I have two glasses of wine with dinner, and I blow a legal BAC, then get in my car and drive I know for a FACT that I am more than competent to drive a car safely. If I got into a wreck under those circumstances I would know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the two glasses of wine had nothing to do with it. What I wouldn't know is whether someone messing with their radio, or their cell phone, or their GPS (like perhaps a professional driver) might have taken their attention off the road long enough to cause an accident. I see people do that every day, completely sober.
I agree. I'm fine through .20, after that I'm almost as bad as someone talking on their phone.
"Breathometer will be FDA approved.."???
Ok so they did't actually have the FDA approval. So, why are they taking preorders??? They cannot!!!
FDA approval is not required. It's not a drug.
