The Accuracy of Evidential Breath Testers at Low BACs

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• Alternative Title:
  The accuracy of evidential breath testers at low blood alcohol concentrations
• Creators:
  Frank, James F. ; Flores, Arthur L.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Driver and Pedestrian Research
• Contributors:
  Spicer, Arnold
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alcohol breath tests
  • Blood alcohol levels
  • Equipment tests
  • Accuracy
  • Laboratory tests
  • DWI enforcement
  • Impaired driving, Alcohol
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-807-415 ; NTIS-PB89216295
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525314
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical note
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This Technical Note reports on the low blood alcohol concentration (BAC) laboratory testing of seven evidential breath testers widely used by law enforcement. The findings indicated that these devices are just as accurate at low BACs in the 0.020-0.040% range as they were when tested at 0.050%, 0.100%, and 0.150% against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) model specifications for evidential breath testers. In the field, the high quality performance of evidential breath testers is contingent on their proper maintenance and use by trained and knowledgeable operators. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1529/dot_1529_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 508.44 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
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