drink driving

[lilypoppyfre]

a friend has started to drink heavily in the evening and still drives in the morning.

Is there a gadget on the market which would show him whether or not he has sobered up by the morning ; as he drinks every day the gadget would have to be reusable.

many thanks in advance . His doctor does not know of any.

[danchip]

many petrol stations sell breathalisers but the accuracy of these have been questioned as tests have revealed they quite often give false readings

[kira000]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALCOSENSE-ELITE-ALCOHOL- BREATHALYSER-BREATH-TEST-KIT_W0QQitemZ36013742 7669QQcmdZViewItem

[Panic Button]

It was pointed out on TV recently that the Police use equipment that costs hundreds, so a cheap device is unlikely to be anywhere near as accurate.

It wouldn't stand up in court as a defence that some little toy said you wereOK.

[barry1010]

When drinking the night before driving:
- men should consume no more than 10 units, women no more than 7. (This assumes that no alcohol is consumed after 11.30 pm, and that driving does not take place before 8 am the following morning)

This applies to people of average weight (around 12-13 st for men, 9-10 st for women). If you are particularly small, these figures should be reduced accordingly. But if you are particularly big, it is no guarantee that they can be increased. The figures are lower for women not only because they are usually lighter than men, but also because their metabolism is different.
http://www.80mg.org.uk/guide.html

[crazycathy2]

Maybe he should try to cut back or at least look at why he has suddenly started drinking so much.

If its stress he'll be a lot more stressed if he loses his licence

[lilypoppyfre]

to Danchip, Panic Button, Barry

Many thanks. We wanted to show him that there was still alcohol in his blood the following morning, as he does not believe it.

We were expecting a gadget not to the police spec but accurate enough to persuade him to leave the car keys at home

[terambulan]

the best gadget is your phone - hot line to police, or remove his car keys.

He could kill someone if drunk behind the wheel!

[terambulan]

Breathalysers

http://www.sourcingmap.com/portable-digital-br eath-alcohol-analyser-breathalyzer-tester-with -led-backlight-p-19346.html?currency=GBP

[gelda]

A couple of years ago my friend went to a party, she had five small glasses of wine, went home at 11.30pm had a bite to eat and went to bed, the next morning she left at 11.45 for work and was stopped by the police for having no brake lights, she was given a breath test and it was positive so you never can tell. through having that wine she lost her licence for a year!