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Originally Posted by Ark2
Fantastic post. For all those that are in favour of this new legislation, ask yourself the question raised above: If you are sober (meaning below 0.05 BAC) and are stopped by a ride program, given a breath-a-lyzer test and blow over .05 due to a faulty device, are you okay with having no recourse when you are fined and your car is impounded? Looking at you Tiger...
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I know that if I got pulled over and a drank nothing and blow a 0.05 I would ask for a second breathlyzer test if if was at a checkstop because there is more than one cop there. Machines could have error, so that could happen. Temperature has an effect on calibration, exertion can lower a reading, body type can have an effect on reading. I never had to do a test at a check stop. Blood test are more accurate and you can have that done I assume you could ask for one of those done as well. But also what if you are in a similar situation and you blow a 0.08 or more, what would you do then! it is the same situation.
I also assume the police have the devices for calibration and I assume you could ask to see the calibration results.