Everyone knows that driving while under the influence is a bad idea. People regularly wind up hurt or dead because somebody had the bright idea of driving home after a few — or more than a few - drinks; sometimes it’s like you can’t turn around or even blink without a new headline staring at you from the newspaper or computer screen: “THREE DEAD IN CRASH; SUSPECTED DUI.”
Legislation been enacted over it, punishing people who get behind the wheel when they’ve had a few too many and then are subsequently caught. Social activism organisations like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) turn the act into a social as well as legal wrong and crusade for preventative education. Many kids know that driving while intoxicated is a Bad Thing long before driving — and, hopefully, drinking — is ever a real consideration in their minds. Despite all of these things, despite everyone’s best efforts, drunk driving is still a huge problem.
But there is one path very few people have trodden, and it has to do with a little device called a breathalyzer. Breathalyzers are standard issue for law enforcement, and are what provide probable cause for arrests in a majority of arrests in DUIs that don’t cause — possibly fatal — accidents. They’re simple to use and extremely accurate, but, outside the justice system, you’d be very hard pressed to even prove they exist.
The Alcobuddy aims to change all of that. The Alcobuddy is a breathalyzer machine that is meant to be installed in barrooms and other venues that serve alcohol, so that the common bar patron has access to the knowledge that could wind up saving their own life or the lives of others. It is intended to be mounted at eye level and is attractive and attention-getting in its design, piquing the curiosity of
Average Joe or Jane — which is, of course, the very first step to getting them to use it. Once that has happened, the digital video screen can step in to guide the patron through the rest of the process of testing their blood alcohol content. It is accurate within .01 of one’s actual levels, making it the most accurate in the business.
For the owner of an Alcobuddy there are also plenty of benefits. The Alcobuddy is extremely adaptable, and all of its customizable features are controlled by nine easily-accessible switches inside the Alcobuddy. It can be adapted for many different languages and currencies, and the owner can set how many bills or coins are accepted per use. One can also order an Alcobuddy equipped to handle credit cards – given the rising prices of alcoholic beverages, most patrons probably won’t bother with cash.
Convinced? Unconvinced? Check out the Alcobuddy’s website at www.alcobuddy.com for
more information, including testimonials from people who’ve bought or used the machine.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Making DUI History, One Bar at a Time
Unfortunately, drunk driving is one of the greatest problems society faces today. Children are warned repeatedly that drinking and driving is bad, even before driving is even really a thought in their minds. Everyone knows you shouldn’t get behind the wheel of a vehicle, and yet it seems like you can’t even blink without seeing another story on the news or in the papers about some tragedy or another caused by someone doing just that.
It seems like everything that can be done has been. Preventative education hammers it into kids’ heads that drinking and driving is bad long before they’re even remotely old enough to even think about doing either thing. Legislation has enacted stiff penalties for people who get DUIs or DWIs: liscense suspensions, fines, even jail time. Organizations like MADD have turned drunk driving into almost a demonic specter hanging over everyone’s heads in terms of social stigma. What else can be
done?
Not much. However, there is one option that remains virtually unconsidered. It’s easy, simple, and law enforcement already makes extensive use of it during their DUI and DWI stops. The breathalyzer is standard equipment for many police officers because you get quick, accurate results. However, outside of the law enforcement field, breathalyzers are exceedingly rare.
The Alcobuddy is a product made to change all of that. It is a wall-mounted breathalyzer machine intended for installation in bars and other venues that serve a lot of alcohol, like nightclubs and vineyards. The Alcobuddy is mounted at eye-level and has an attention-grabbing design to arouse the curiosity of bar patrons — which is, of course, the first step towards encouraging use. Once Average Joe is curious enough to go and inspect the Alcobuddy, he’ll find the digital video screen that will guide him through the quick and easy process of testing his blood-alcohol levels. For the bar owner, a great feature the Alcobuddy is its adaptability. The Alcobuddy can be reprogrammed for any language or languages (it can be bilingual) and any currency, and it can be altered to accept credit cards as opposed
to cash.
The most important thing about the Alcobuddy, though, is that it can, and will do a lot to deter drunk drivers. If you know exactly – within .01 units – just how drunk you really are, you’re probably not going to be able to convince yourself that you’re only “buzzed” and are therefore fine to drive home. This device can literally help save lives – not many other gadgets sold to bars can make that claim.
If you’re still unsure of the uses of the Alcobuddy, the website (www.alcobuddy.com) has a long list of the features the Alcobuddy possesses to the advantage of the bar owner, as well as testimonials as to its usefulness. Give it a shot; you won’t regret at least looking.
It seems like everything that can be done has been. Preventative education hammers it into kids’ heads that drinking and driving is bad long before they’re even remotely old enough to even think about doing either thing. Legislation has enacted stiff penalties for people who get DUIs or DWIs: liscense suspensions, fines, even jail time. Organizations like MADD have turned drunk driving into almost a demonic specter hanging over everyone’s heads in terms of social stigma. What else can be
done?
Not much. However, there is one option that remains virtually unconsidered. It’s easy, simple, and law enforcement already makes extensive use of it during their DUI and DWI stops. The breathalyzer is standard equipment for many police officers because you get quick, accurate results. However, outside of the law enforcement field, breathalyzers are exceedingly rare.
The Alcobuddy is a product made to change all of that. It is a wall-mounted breathalyzer machine intended for installation in bars and other venues that serve a lot of alcohol, like nightclubs and vineyards. The Alcobuddy is mounted at eye-level and has an attention-grabbing design to arouse the curiosity of bar patrons — which is, of course, the first step towards encouraging use. Once Average Joe is curious enough to go and inspect the Alcobuddy, he’ll find the digital video screen that will guide him through the quick and easy process of testing his blood-alcohol levels. For the bar owner, a great feature the Alcobuddy is its adaptability. The Alcobuddy can be reprogrammed for any language or languages (it can be bilingual) and any currency, and it can be altered to accept credit cards as opposed
to cash.
The most important thing about the Alcobuddy, though, is that it can, and will do a lot to deter drunk drivers. If you know exactly – within .01 units – just how drunk you really are, you’re probably not going to be able to convince yourself that you’re only “buzzed” and are therefore fine to drive home. This device can literally help save lives – not many other gadgets sold to bars can make that claim.
If you’re still unsure of the uses of the Alcobuddy, the website (www.alcobuddy.com) has a long list of the features the Alcobuddy possesses to the advantage of the bar owner, as well as testimonials as to its usefulness. Give it a shot; you won’t regret at least looking.
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