Advancements in Alcohol Breathalyzer Technology and DUI Regulations in Belgium

2023-08-31 08:33:00

Drivers can ask for a fifteen-minute delay before blowing, claiming that they drank very recently and that the alcohol still present in their mouths might falsify the result. This faculty will be removed, indicates SudInfo who questioned the minister. Modern devices are able to detect this bias and neutralize it automatically.

Controls will encounter fewer practical obstacles. The minimum volume of exhaled air will be lowered (1.2 liters and no longer 1.9 litres). Today, those who do not reach the required 1.9 liters must take a blood test.

Every day, 128 drivers are fined for drinking and driving (nearly 47,000 drivers in 2022) and 12 accidents involving a user under the influence of alcohol are counted, i.e. one accident every two hours, recalled The Minister. In addition, 19% of Belgians admit to having already driven while having exceeded the tolerated alcohol level (without feeling the effects of alcohol), ie twice as many as the European average.

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