Performance Evaluation: Balloon-Type Breath Alcohol Self Tester for Personal Use

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• Creators:
  Anderson, Theodore E.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Driver and Pedestrian Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alcohol breath tests
  • Equipment tests
  • Accuracy
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-806-538 ; NTIS-PB85131605
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525185
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  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. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1401/dot_1401_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 438.84 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6320a5e6b4accb53afd32a92cf1f83edbcb9270d8a2fa798b29683d5db20f13b