Breath analyser market for motor vehicle drivers has exploded with plenty of models available, even incorporated into mobile phones (e.g. LG models SD410, KP4100 and LP4100). Interestingly, WinterGreen Research summarizes, ‘alcohol breath analyser market driving forces relate to greater desire for prevention of accidents of all types, and greater recognition that alcohol is a cause of accidents’. Is that really so? What does it mean from the safety perspective that people are buying more and more breath analysers? Does it indicate more consciousness about the dangerousness of drunken driving? In our view, it may rather show people are more concerned about not breaking the law than actual driving impairment. Our anecdotic experiences support this view. (Author/publisher)
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