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Originally Posted by Darkerwhite
Don't drink and drive you won't fail if your pushing the edge of .05 so close your worried about the accuracy of the two instruments used here the instruments are not the problem.
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The instrument is the problem if your actual level is .04, or .045, and you blow a warning because the instrument is not accurate . The limit is .05, it isn,'t .04 or .045.. That is why they don't charge anyone with exceeding .08 based on the roadside unit. They take the person to the station to test them on a more accurate unit. And regardless of what you are charged with, you should be entitled to a trial. As my link demonstrates ,there have been issues with the roadside units, one officer blew a fail and he had not consumed any alcohol at all. From that link
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"He hadn't been drinking at all. It just gave a fail."
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This may not be common, but without a trial to prove guilt or innocence, innocent people will be wrongly punished.
This isn't supposed to be a police state, where the police declare you guilty and sentence you without a trial.