PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: BALLOON-TYPE BREATH ALCOHOL SELF TESTER FOR PERSONAL USE
The accuracy of the only breath alcohol balloon-type self test device being marketed for personal use (Luckey Laboratories DM-2) was assessed in the laboratory. Data regarding this self-test device's ability to accurately classify an individual as having 0.10% (or higher) Breath Alcohol Concentration level are reported. This level was selected because it is the legal per se limit for operating a motor vehicle in many states. The results indicate that, at optimal environmental test temperatures (around 75 deg F), a large proportion of individuals with BACs at or above this level would be inaccurately classified as below 0.10%. Also, at more moderate test temperatures (around 60 deg F), the extent of inaccurate classifications and the degree of underestimation of the actual BAC level increases substantially.
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Authors:
- Anderson, T E
- Publication Date: 1984-1
Media Info
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: 7 p.
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Serial:
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- ISSN: NRD42
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accuracy; Alcohol breath tests; Blood alcohol levels; Performance evaluations; Self evaluation
- Old TRIS Terms: Breathalyzers; Self testing
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00394299
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Rpt., HS-806 538
- Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM