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A Draeger ignition interlock device (red arrow) in a Scania bus. An ignition interlock device or breath alcohol ignition interlock device (IID or BAIID) is a breathalyzer for an individual's vehicle. It requires the driver to blow into a mouthpiece on the device before starting or continuing to operate the vehicle.
Inventor of the Breathalyzer Robert Frank Borkenstein (August 31, 1912 – August 10, 2002) was an American inventor, researcher, and professor. He is best known for inventing the breathalyzer , a device that is used to detect a person’s alcohol content from their breath.
Released on April 23, 2013, the device was the first smartphone-connected breathalyzer available for commercial purchase. [7] The accuracy of BACtrack Mobile was independently tested and found to be comparable to law enforcement breath alcohol testers. [8] The results of one such study were published in the Journal of Injury Prevention. [8]
Smart Start, Inc. is an American manufacturer of alcohol-monitoring technology, including Ignition Interlock Devices and portable alcohol breath-test devices. It provides services and technologies that prevent intoxicated drivers from operating a vehicle.
Public breathalyzers are becoming a method for consumers to test themselves at the source of alcohol consumption. [61] These are used in pubs, bars, restaurants, charities, weddings and all types of licensed events. As breathalyzer tests have increased risk of transmission of coronavirus, they were temporarily suspended from use in Sweden. [62]
After leaving a bar, a man in San Diego tried to start his car through the breathalyzer that only lets sober drivers activate the vehicle. After a few unsuccessful attempts, the man walked to a ...
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The hand-held Intoxalock device requires the driver of the vehicle to submit an "inhale, blow" breath sample into the device. After the device calculates the driver's blood alcohol content, the device displays a message telling the driver to start the vehicle. A series of "rolling retests" occur periodically as the vehicle is being driven, and ...