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Originally Posted by transplant99
The ignorance...its palatable.
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The "you can always request another breathalyzer comment" is so misinformed as to be ridiculous. Its a comment made to back up some point he's trying to make, and is completely incorrect, he's just making things up.
For those who are not aware of the procedure, the machine does a self-calibration check and records the reading, then you blow, and that reading is recorded, then 15 minutes or more later, they again check the calibration and you blow a second time. Both readings are recorded, a detailed printout is generated which records more than just the actual breath reading, it shows the temperature of the ampoule, time, all kinds of other things.
You don't get a third, fourth or fifth reading. The first reading to be "back validated" to your blood alcohol content has to be taken within 2 hours of having been pulled over. There is a presumption that if the test is administered within 2 hours, the reading is presumed to apply to the time you were driving. (See s. 258 CCC)
The requirements are quite strict (see sections 253 to 258 of the criminal code) in terms of what is allowed.