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Title: Half police breathalysers don't work | Bangkok Post
Post by: sao baht on December 21, 2012, 05:38:24 PM
Half police breathalysers don't work | Bangkok Post: breakingnews (http://"http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/327336/malfunctioned-breathalysers-found")

Half police breathalysers don't work
                  BANGKOK - More than 1,200 breathalysers used by  traffic police have been found to provide erroneous readings or don't  work at all, Department of Medical Sciences director general Niphon  Popattanachai said on Friday.
 

 
  Mr Niphon said his department, under the Public Health Ministry, had  inspected 2,558 alcohol testing devices ahead of the New Year's  holiday.

 The department found out that 1,338 (52.3%) breathalysers worked  normally; 1,086 (42.5%) devices gave inaccurate readings; and  134 (5.2%) others were broken, mainly due to a lack of maintenance.

 The health official said the results showed that many of the  breathalysers must be recalibrated because they provided readings higher  than the actual blood alcohol level.

 The equipment must be inspected every six months because they have electrochemical cells that deteriorate over time, he added.
Title: Re: Half police breathalysers don't work | Bangkok Post
Post by: Alan on December 21, 2012, 05:56:17 PM
Good luck if you appeal against a positive test on a duff breathalyser!