http://www.duiblog.com/2008/01/26/breathalyzers-dont-measure-alcohol/ Bad Drunk Driving Laws, False Evidence and a Fading Constitution Wed, 22 May 2013 01:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.duiblog.com/2008/01/26/breathalyzers-dont-measure-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-595 llDayo Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:53:33 +0000 http://www.duiblog.com/2008/01/26/breathalyzers-dont-measure-alcohol/#comment-595 You should also mention that the .08% is the legal limit and what the officers neglect is that someone may only have .04% of alcohol on their breath but a combination of many other factors could possibly boost that to .08%. It's not the fact that you would need a lot of those other substances to register the legal limit it's that a small amount of those could boost that accuracy above the limit thus making someone guilty who is not. You should also mention that the .08% is the legal limit and what the officers neglect is that someone may only have .04% of alcohol on their breath but a combination of many other factors could possibly boost that to .08%. It’s not the fact that you would need a lot of those other substances to register the legal limit it’s that a small amount of those could boost that accuracy above the limit thus making someone guilty who is not.

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