• mkwt@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    At 0.0, breathalysers can’t be used as evidence. They’re not accurate enough.

    For what it’s worth, in US aviation, the standard is 0.00 BAC and 8 hours “from bottle to throttle.” But breathalyser evidence is treated with a 0.02 threshold for measurement tolerance.

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      0.02 is used in Sweden as well, for this very reason - the legally acceptable amount of alcohol to consume when operating a motor vehicle is 0.