The Alcobuddy

It’s an unfortunate reality that way too many people try to drive while inebriated, despite the fact that everyone knows what can happen when one drives drunk. Every time you turn around, it seems you’ll find another tragic story about the consequences of driving while under the influence. It affects everyone when someone gets behind the wheel of a car with alcohol in their blood.

Dozens of legal measures, educational programs, and social stigma across America have tried to slow down or stop what can truly be called an epidemic, but there doesn’t seem to be a cure in sight no matter what is done.

However, there is one simple solution that has been glaringly omitted during all of the legislation and debate and protest – the breathalyzer. Breathalyzers are standard equipment for police officers, are easy to use, and are quick and accurate. Despite this, they are not widely available to those of us who do not work in law enforcement, and, well, obviously not every drunk driver is apprehended before tragedy strikes.

Making the breathalyzer and its hard data available to the average Joe or Jane is what the Alcobuddy is all about. The Alcobuddy is a wall-mounting breathalyzer machine designed to be mounted on a barroom wall. The size of a large backpack, brightly coloured, and meant to be mounted at eye level, it’s bound to catch the attention and curiosity of many a patron, be they sober or intoxicated. Once their 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 – any kind of straw will do, and the alcohol sensor itself lasts for between eight hundred and eleven hundred uses, the longest lasting sensor in the business. Along with this emphasis on autonomy comes an emphasis on adaptability. The Alcobuddy accepts ones, fives, tens, twenties, and credit cards in America, but can be reprogrammed for any currency in the world. Also adding to this positively global adaptability is the wide range of available languages and the fact that the Alcobuddy has a bilingual capability.

These features, however, while numerous, are not nearly the best reason to purchase and install an Alcobuddy in your barroom or club; the most obvious and most ethical reason to install one (or two, or two dozen) is that the presence and use of a breathalyzer would make a great deterrent. I’m sure of it. Most people don’t ever feel as drunk as they are, and so the presence of cold, unfeeling numbers will set them to rights in that regard.

Interested? Check out the web site, www.alcobuddy.com, and who knows? You just might save a life or two.

The Alco-Buddy User Experience

No matter how useful a vending machine product may be, it’s not always the product that attracts new customers. The user experience is also extremely important which is why Alco-Buddy, the leading manufacturer of alcohol breathalyzer vending machines has designed a product that not only looks and functions exceptionally, but also plays a major part in helping communities fight drunk driving.

The Alco-Buddy is the most advanced alcohol breathalyzer vending machine on the market and its revolutionizing how communities battle drunk driving in their area. The National Highway and Safety Administration works hard to create community-based systems to help fight drunk driving. But none of their efforts can compare to the sleek design and novelty appeal that the Alco-Buddy possesses.

The boldly colored, powder-coated exterior of the Alco-Buddy is made from 16 gauge, tamper proof, galvanized steel. It’s virtually scratch, dent, burn and water resistant! It’s high-quality design is what sets the Alco-Buddy apart from the rest.

Law enforcement agents hail the machine for being responsible for saving the lives of people in their community each year. There’s no other tool as useful and inexpensive in helping to fight drunk driving. Taking a breathalyzer test after being pulled over by police, or worse, after causing a fatal accident, is much too late. For the test to be effective, it should be taken BEFORE getting behind the wheel. Unfortunately, it’s not often that drinkers have access to a reliable test to determine whether they’re too drunk to drive.

Alco-Buddy solves that problem and provides a safe and reliable way to gauge your BAC (blood alcohol content) before it’s too late. It’s a foolproof way to determine whether you should hire a taxi to drive you home. Anyone who’s used the Alco-Buddy will tell you how incredible it is to use the machine. The high-tech credit card reader and bill accepter allows the patron to pay using almost any method of payment, ensuring a pleasing and trouble-free experience. Customers will not only return to use the machine again, but will recommend it to friends, making the Alco-Buddy one of the highest grossing vending machine products and most useful in preventing accidents and DWI.

Combining this easy-to-use product with an irresistible eye-catching design and lifesaving potential makes for quite a successful business venture. Purchase Alco-Buddy for an amazingly affordable startup fee and start placing alcohol breathalyzer machines in your area. Find out how you can be a part of the Alco-Buddy team while also helping to fight the war against drunk driving in your community. Visit www.AlcoBuddy.com for more information. It’s guaranteed to save lives!

The Latest In Alco-Buddy Machine Design

Alco-Buddy is always coming up with innovative ideas in cutting edge alcohol breathalyzer machine designs. The most recently engineered machine features a breathalyzer machine in the shape of a bottle. The bottle design is capable of being custom wrapped in any liquor company design that you choose. This allows liquor or beer companies to pay to have their custom wrap design featured on the machine.

Three standard wraps are currently offered: a popular whisky brand, a popular domestic beer brand and a popular imported beer brand. But the bottle design can be made and customized to whatever specifications may be needed.

The standard Alco-Buddy machine design is also able to be custom wrapped. Sometimes, customization is key to getting a machine placed if the owner of the establishment prefers their machine to coordinate with the interior design. Together with the graphics team, a custom vinyl wrap can be created to meet any design needs, without any delay in production.

The availability to customize the machine however one likes is further enhanced by the new LCD screen feature that make it possible to sell advertising spots to national and/or local companies. The companies would provide a video commercial that can easily be loaded on to an SD card and inserted into the LCD screen. A substantial amount of money can be generated monthly from the 50-100 video clips the LCD is capable of storing.

In addition to the breathalyzer test, using custom wraps along with an integrated LCD design is just another way to increase the revenue stream that is capable of being generated by the Alco-Buddy breathalyzer vending machine.

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Alco-Buddy's New Vending Machine Concept

Be the first in your area to own the new Breathalyzer Vending machine that is equipped with LCD Screens! Alco-buddy is also proud to bring you the very best in credit card and bill operated breathalyzer machines. One of the easiest ways to make cash in your expanding business.

Alco-buddy is so easy to place, you can have them in Bars, Clubs, Restaurants and any establishment that socially sells Alcoholic beverages. Restuarant owners will be certain to welcome the extra revenue in these uncertain times. Check out what Alco-buddy can offer your business today, you will notice the difference when its placed in high traffic locations, these machines are a sure money make!

Alco-buddy also offers military and Student Discounts. Turn-Key Packages are starting as low as $1,199.

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Bill would make prior Breathalyzer refusals applicable in DWI sentencing

A New Jersey senator plans to introduce legislation that would make prior convictions for refusing a Breathalyzer test applicable when sentencing someone for a DWI.

The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that refusing a Breathalyzer could not be used when determining if someone is a repeat offender.

Prior convictions for refusing a breath test and prior convictions for DWI were written in the law to be separate offenses, the court said.

"We need to make sure people who abuse the public trust by driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol are held accountable and don't get a lesser penalty due to a glitch in the law," said Sen. Sean Kean (R-Monmouth), who plans to introduce the legislation.

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Alco-Buddy Tool Helps Prevent Halloween Drunk Driving Tragedies

Holbrook, NY—Halloween is fast becoming one of the most scary and deadliest holidays on U.S. highways. With millions of Americans making plans to attend Halloween parties this week, a New York company urges partygoers who plan to drink to take a simple test before they get behind the wheel. Alco-Buddy, a patented breathalyzer with a accuracy rate of +/- .01, allows bar patrons to test their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level and prevent them from hitting the roads and endangering others.

“People are gearing up this week for Halloween parties at their local bars. Alco-Buddy is a simple and affordable test that gives patrons the information they need to make a responsible decision about driving if they’ve had too much to drink.” says John Berlingieri of Alco-Buddy.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) survey estimates 1 in 5 Americans admit they have driven drunk. The statistics for Halloween drunk driving are frightening. According to NHTSA, nearly 60% of all Halloween highway fatalities across the country involved a driver with a BAC of .08.

Berlingieri added, “Prevention is key. Drunk driving is a serious problem in this country and can not only lead to tragedy but also jail time, loss of your license and increased insurance rates. Alco-Buddy can help prevent drunk driving by providing patrons with accurate information quickly so they can make a responsible decision, stay off the roads and find another way home.”

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Teen dressed up as a Breathalyzer arrested

A Nebraska teenager dressed up as a breathalyser for Halloween was arrested for drink-driving after leaving a party.

Matthew Nieveen, 19, was arrested early on Monday morning for driving under the influence and being a minor in possession of alcohol, according to police.

Police in Lincoln pulled Nieveen over in his Ford F-150 after the partygoer was allegedly spotted driving erratically.



His blood alcohol level was more than twice the state's .08 limit.
Chief of Police Tom Casady, said: "Because I can't make this stuff up, yesterday morning after the bars closed, Officer Tyler Nitz arrested this man for drunk driving.

"The defendant was still dressed in his Halloween costume and he tested more than twice the legal limit.
"He was joined at the detox center by a French maid and a naughty border patrol agent."

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Are mandatory drug test becoming the new standard for school employees?

THIBODAUX — Lafourche public-school employees may soon be required to take a drug test after any on-the-job injuries, if a plan headed to the Lafourche School Board on Wednesday is approved.

The change would lower costs and make the workplace safer, officials said.

By discouraging drug and alcohol use, the policy would make it mishaps less likely in the first place, said Lafourche schools Safety Manager Seth Holloway.

“It makes the place safer, not only for our employees but also for our staff and our kids,” Holloway said.

Fewer accidents means less money would be spent on worker’s compensation claims, Holloway said. And any mishaps involving drugs or alcohol will not cost anything beyond the drug test.

“If they do get injured and they are caught as far as drug and alcohol use, they can be terminated immediately,” he said. “So their worker’s comp claim won’t be paid.”

Worker’s compensation claims can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars, Holloway said. Drug testing would cost $5,000 to $10,000 per year, he said.

The effort is meant to increase overall safety.

“There’s no person or department where we’re saying they’re” working while using drugs or alcohol, he said. “But in any workforce there’s a percentage doing this.”

The change would include working closely with Thibodaux Regional’s medical network, including an online tracking system that keeps school officials up-to-date with the status of injured employees. The intent, Holloway said, is to “get them back to work faster.”

If the board agrees to enter the program, the Policy and Procedure Committee will be tasked with making necessary changes to the school system’s policy manual before drug testing begins.

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MADD seeks random breathalyzer test for Teen Drivers

If Mothers Against Drunk Driving CEO Andrew Murie has his way, drivers across Canada could be forced to take a breathalyzer test anywhere, anytime — whether police suspect drunk driving or not.

And Murie may get it.

“We had one of Canada’s leading constitutional lawyers look at the issue of random breath testing,” said Murie, who was on-hand Tuesday for MADD Canada’s annual launch of its Project Red Ribbon campaign in Toronto. “He said it would probably be challenged but it would be upheld because driving is a privilege and the benefits to society far outweigh the infringement (on drivers).”

Murie has some big backers in the random breath testing debate.

Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has endorsed such a change in the law, echoing a June 2009 recommendation from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights that Ottawa amend the criminal code to allow police across Canada to conduct random breath tests.

RBT would replace Canada’s current, 40-year-old way of doing things, where police can demand a breath test only if they have reason to suspect a driver is too drunk to drive.

Ottawa said it would talk to the provinces first, then consider the changes.

Murie sites countries that have RBT — Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand and Ireland are some — pointing out they have seen less and less carnage on their roadways.

“We’re way behind the rest of the democratic societies,” said Murie. “There’s a difference of about 20% in the decrease in deaths and injuries (between) the countries that have it and the countries that don’t.”

But RBT is a slippery slope for a “free and democratic country” such as Canada, said Nathalie Des Rosiers of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

Increasing police power to that point, she said, would send the truth north strong and free toward becoming a police state.

“It’s about giving the power to the police to arrest someone anywhere, anytime and subject them to a criminal investigation where they have to comply, even though there is no reasonable grounds that they’ve done anything wrong,” said Des Rosier.

A big reason RBT won’t work, she said, is many of the hardcore drinkers will get behind the wheel, regardless of random testing.

There is also an overall lack of police spot checks, as well as not enough alternative transportation, such as taxis, Des Rosiers said.

Everyday people also need to be more proactive — if you see someone about to get behind the wheel, speak up, Des she said.

But Carolyn Swinson, past president of MADD’s Toronto chapter, may not agree.

Swinson looks at the issue from a personal perspective and like many current and former MADD staffers, she is driven by her own loss.

“I think about Rob every day,” said Swinson of her son, who was killed at the hands of a drunk driver 17 years ago.

Swinson, who still holds back tears when talking about it, says her son’s death set her to work toward a day when no parent has to go though what she did.

“You lose a child, and it is the most painful thing,” she said, “and you make a decision to take revenge or to do something, which is why I got involved with MADD.”

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Beefed up Patrols for Halloween

Halloween is a time of year for more than one kind of spirits.

There’s more drinking and thus more drunken driving in what’s become a costumed, hearty party season, according to state traffic experts. “It’s one of our busiest times of the year,” said State Police Inspector Gene Adamczyk of the Lansing office.

So police in Michigan will step up drunk driving patrols this week and Sunday, Halloween, Adamczyk said. That includes county and local police departments. Federal money will pay for extra overtime for road patrols, said Ann Readett, spokesperson for the Michigan Office of Highway and Safety Planning.

Also, a new drunk driving law takes effect Sunday with stiffer penalties for first-time convictions of driving with blood alcohol contents of 0.17 grams or higher. Driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 is considered drunk driving. Those convicted of driving with high levels of blood alcohol would have their license suspended automatically. They also could face 180 days in jail, bigger fines, six points on their driving record and mandatory alcohol treatment.

A restricted license could be granted after 45 days if a driver agrees to install a breath alcohol ignition device on the vehicle they drive. The driver must blow into the device, as with a Breathalylzer, to start the vehicle. The car won’t start if the blood alcohol level registers .025 or higher. Currently, ignition interlock devices are used only for repeat drunk drivers. The driver must blow into the device periodically while driving as well. If it measures alcohol, the car’s horn will sound and its lights will flash until it’s turned off. Then, the driver must contact a probation officer to restart the vehicle – and deal with the consequences.

The convicted driver must pay the installation and daily cost of the ignition interlock device. The installation cost could be waived for low-income drivers. “It will make Michigan roads safer and it will help people get the help they need,” said Rep. Marc Corriveau, D-Northville. He is co-sponsor of the legislation along with Rep. Bob Constan, D-Dearborn Heights.

Michigan has 45,000 drunk driving arrests a year. Of those, nearly 15,000 involve a driver with a blood alcohol level of 0.17 or higher, according to the Office of Highway Safety Planning.


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Man Penalized for Driving while Drunk

A 29-year-old Honolulu man began serving an 18-month prison term this morning for the negligent homicide death of Outrigger Hotels and Resorts manager Ray Kanemori in January.

When he gets out of prison, Elwyn Keomaka, II will be on probation for five years and must also perform 500 hours of community service, at least some of that time with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

"We will be taking full advantage of this opportunity to fashion a powerful message for others," said Jennifer Dotson, executive director of MADD Hawaii.

Dotson said this is the first time a state judge has sentenced a defendant to perform community service specifically with MADD.

Circuit Judge Edwin Nacino sentenced Keomaka to the probation, prison time and community service this morning after the prosecutor recommended 10 years in prison and Keomaka's lawyer asked for probation. Nacino also revoked Keomaka's drivers license for five years.

Keomaka was driving drunk the wrong way on a one-way street in Waikiki Jan. 18 when his car struck and killed Kanemori. The long-time Outrigger manager had just gotten off work and had entered the street from between two parked cars.

The state said Keomaka was traveling 29 mph in a 25 mph zone and his blood-alcohol content was 0.12 two hours later.

State law prohibits anyone with a BAC of 0.08 or higher from operating a vehicle.

Keomaka pleaded no contest to first-degree negligent homicide in August.

His lawyer Howard Luke said Keomaka has not driven or consumed alcohol since Kanemori's death. And he said it was Keomaka who suggested the community service with MADD.

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Drunk driving penalties to get tougher

Nova Scotia is about to get tougher on drinking drivers.

As a result of a change to the province’s Motor Vehicle Act that goes into effect on Oct. 26, drivers with blood-alcohol levels between 50 milligrams and 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood will lose their licences for seven days for a first offence, up from 24 hours. The penalty for a second offence is 15 days and 30 days for a third offence.

Drivers also must pay an $89.63 fee to get their licences reinstated.

Those discovered to have 80 milligrams of alcohol or higher in 100 millilitres of blood will continue to face criminal charges.

Margaret Miller, the national past president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said the move is something the organization has been advocating for many years.

"I think, literally, eight to 10 years it’s been on our radar as one of the measures that would significantly reduce impaired-driving deaths and injuries," said the Shubenacadie woman whose son was killed by a drunk driver in 2004.

The change to the Motor Vehicle Act was passed last October but its implementation has been delayed. In an interview in May, Transportation Minister Bill Estabrooks blamed the delay on computer problems at Service Nova Scotia.

Miller said her organization will continue to push for random breath testing as another way to reduce the 70,000 deaths and injuries due to impaired driving that occur in Canada every year.

Random breath testing is used in many countries around the world, where statistics show decreases in deaths and injuries of 18 to 35 per cent after the random tests were introduced, she said.

"The real expectation in Canada is that if random breath testing comes into play, we’re going to see 20 per cent less deaths and injuries. If you take that from the 70,000, that’s a small town in Nova Scotia that will not be affected each year. . . . When you start looking at those numbers, my only question as a mother who has lost somebody is ‘Why didn’t they do this years ago?

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Breathalyzer Catches on in Local Bars

Alco-Buddy continues to make headlines on news stations as popularity for the product serges, awareness about safe driving rises. Check out the video below.



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This 'buddy' doesn't want you driving drunk

LI man builds barroom breathalyzers

A serious problem on Long Island and all across our nation today is drunk driving. People become intoxicated at bars and pubs then get in their cars and drive home, putting not only themselves at risk but everyone else on the road too. What if there were a machine in bars to let people know if they should drive or not?

While visiting Europe two years ago, John Berlingieri of Holbrook saw a product that calculated a person's blood alcohol content, the factor that determines whether someone is legally drunk. Berlingieri thought it would be a no-brainer to bring this product stateside, and in February 2008 Alco-Buddy was born.

Alco-Buddy, which is in the process of being patented, resembles a small vending machine. For a price — often $2 — a bar patron can exhale into Alco-Buddy through a straw dispensed by the machine. Alco-Buddy calculates the customer's BAC and displays that level for a few seconds — in green numbers if the level is legal and in red if it is above the legal limit of 0.08.

Since making his first machines in Bohemia, Berlingieri has begun selling them to bars and other establishments that serve alcohol. Thirty companies in over 15 states have ordered machines for their stores. Berlingieri, who had worked 10 years for his father at TENS Machine Company, an aircraft manufacturer on Long Island, now heads up his own company, which produces about a hundred Alco-Buddy machines per month.

According to Berlingieri, a bar owner who puts the machine in his or her establishment is showing concern for the customers' well-being. If the owner can demonstrate to someone in the bar that he or she is legally drunk, there is a better chance of keeping the person from getting behind the wheel, Berlingieri said. BAC levels displayed by Alco-Buddy are not legally binding. Still, Berlingieri says his machines' BAC readouts are accurate to within 0.02. He calibrates each machine himself by means of an alcohol mixture warmed to approximate the temperature of human breath. The BAC percentage is displayed for several seconds then vanishes. No printouts are given. The machine is officially "for entertainment only," despite the potentially serious nature of a high BAC.

There are of course those bar patrons, according to Berlingieri, who prefer to use his machine solely for amusement, including a group of Marines in uniform he once saw competing to get the highest "score." When he has observed customers doing that, Berlingieri said they had someone present to serve as a designated driver. He hopes the owners and staff of the establishments where he has installed Alco-Buddy — more than 15 Long Island watering holes to date — would encourage patrons whose BAC is over the legal limit to get a ride home.

Suffolk police did not respond to calls for comment on the barroom breathalyzer. But Berlingieri said he has got good reviews from police officers he has spoken with, who have told the inventive entrepreneur any tool that helps reduce drunk driving is viewed in a positive light. In the words of Berlingieri's company motto: "Check yourself, before you wreck yourself."