Drunk driving. It’s an issue, one that gets a lot of play in the media — some days it seems you can’t turn around without hearing a new story in the news that goes a little like this: “There was an accident on Such-and-such Parkway this morning at three a.m. Two people were killed, three injured. The driver of one of the vehicles will be indicted for DUI.”
Everyone knows the dangers of driving while under the influence; most children are taught that drinking and driving is bad long before driving is even a consideration in their young minds. Legislation is enacted in every state, punitive measures put in place against those who are caught in the act of drunk driving as well as those who cause such accidents. A great social stigma, as well, is enforced, helped along by the media. And yet, this epidemic seems unaffected.
There is one thing, though, that remains mainly untried. The breathalyzer is a small device carried by most police officers in order to test suspected drunk drivers’ blood alcohol levels when they’ve been pulled over. However, police officers can’t catch every drunk driver in the act, and certainly can’t catch all of them before tragedy strikes, and the breathalyzer, though quick and accurate,is hardly ever seen outside of the justice system.
The Alcobuddy exists to change all of that. It is a wall-mounted breathalyzer, about the size of a large backpack that is meant to be installed in places that serve copious amounts of alcohol — i.e. bars, clubs and vineyards. It’s bound to catch the attention and curiosity of many a patron. Once curiosity is piqued, the patron will find that the Alcobuddy has a digital video screen to walk them through the
process of testing their blood-alcohol level. The owner of an establishment will be happy to note the autonomy of the Alcobuddy, as well; it holds six hundred of the straws needed for use, and the alcohol sensor itself lasts for between eight hundred and eleven hundred uses, the longest lasting sensor in the business.
The accuracy of the Alcobuddy is great, too, in that it will give a BAC within .01 units of the patron’s actual levels. This cold hard number is likely to put Average Joe off from driving if he, like most people, has assured himself that he’s “not drunk, just buzzed,” and intended to drive home. If he’s faced with the actual numbers, he’d know exactly how “buzzed” he really is, and maybe, just maybe, he’ll call a friend or a cab.
The fact of the matter is, the Alcobuddy has the ability to save lives. If you’re interested, or unconvinced, please, check out www.alcobuddy.com for more information.
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