@article{ref1,
title="An evaluation of a coin-operated breath self-tester",
journal="Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science)",
year="1977",
author="Picton, W. R.",
volume="10",
number="2",
pages="61-64",
abstract="The relationship between the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the impairment of driving abilities is sufficiently understood to allow legislation of the type which prohibits driving with a BAC in excess of a given concentration. Law enforcement agencies in those countries with this type of legislation have the means to determine the drivers' BAC either rapidly with a breath test or at a later time by means of blood or urine alcohol analysis. The driver, even though prohibited from driving above a certain BAC has no practical means of measuring his personal BAC prior to driving. To this extent, such a law is vicious because the information the driver needs to determine his BAC prior to driving is unavailable but he commits a criminal offense if he drives with too great a BAC. An analogous situation might be one in which it was an offense to exceed a given speed limit but only the police have speedometers. It is only because of the critical relationship between alcohol and driving ability that society permits such a situation to exist. Clearly the driver should have some method of self-determination of BAC. Self testing equipment would obviously be useful in this regard. This paper discusses the laboratory evaluation of a breath self tester called the Alco-Meter and some of the unique features associated with self testing.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0008-5030",
doi="10.1080/00085030.1977.10756835",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.1977.10756835"
}