ALCOHOL DETECTORS
December 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE FRENCH government has withdrawn from shops 16 models of alcoholmeters, designed to warn drivers when they are over the limit, because of concerns that they are inaccurate. According to the European Commission's rapid reaction consumer protection service RAPEX, Paris considered these systems failed in their aim of reducing accidents. Instead, they under-reported the alcohol in drivers' bloodstreams. "As a consequence, the use of such alcoholmeters increases the risk of road accidents," said the French government, which has suspended the sale of ...
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