Breathalyzers: Friend or Foe? breathalyzer is an electronic device designed to estimate blood alcohol concentration. Breathalyzers are usually used by police officers to grab hold of drunk drivers on the road. Breathalyzers can be installed in cars for citizens who constantly are intoxicated. We chose this topic because we strongly believe that breathalyzers should be installed into all vehicles, and that it would benefit everyone.

1. Breathalyzers:
Friend or Foe?
Cars should come with breathalyzers
Ashley Marcellus
Kelsey McCarty
Mrs. Davis
Computer Applications 5th period

2. Table of Contents
 Home
 Description of Topic
 Introduction
 Reason #1
 Reason #2
 Reason #3
 Graph
 Opinion Summary
 Conclusion
 References

3. Description of Topic
• A breathalyzer is an electronic device
designed to estimate blood alcohol
concentration. Breathalyzers are usually
used by police officers to grab hold of
drunk drivers on the road. Breathalyzers
can be installed in cars for citizens who
constantly are intoxicated. We chose this
topic because we strongly believe that
breathalyzers should be installed into all
vehicles, and that it would benefit
everyone.

4. Introduction
These pictures are
relevant to our topic
because we chose a
picture of a
breathalyzer, as well
as a person using
one, and pictures of
the after affects of
driving under the
influence as well.

5. People shouldn’t be endangered by drunk
drivers.
Fact Statistic
• The system will not allow • Each year, 17,000 people
the car to start if the are killed by drunk
alcohol concentration on drivers.
the breath is .2 or higher.
• Source

6. Innocent people should not have to suffer
the consequences.
Fact Statistic
• In every U.S. • On average, every 15
state, driving with an minutes another person is
intoxication level of more killed by an impaired
than 0.08% is illegal. driver.
• Source • Along with 1,347 child
occupant
fatalities, another 34
children died as
pedestrian or bikers who
were hit by drunk drivers.

7. People do not know their blood- alcohol
level.
Fact Statistic
• Most people don’t realize • Men are more inclined to
how intoxicated they be alcohol- impaired
are, and having a behind the wheel than
breathalyzer would allow women. In 2007, 83% of
them to become aware legally drunk drivers
and find a sober driver. involved in a road fatality
• Not eating can heighten were men.
your blood- alcohol level.
• Source

8. Graph
Number of People Drinking and Driving
Age 12 or 13
3%
Age 14 or 15
15%
Age 18-20
52%
Age 16 or 17
30%

9. Opinion Summary
• Partner 1 • Partner 2 (Ashley
(Kelsey Marcellus) : My
McCarty) : In my opinion is that cars
opinion, cars should have
should definitely breathalyzers
find ways to go installed because
about installing its not like its
breathalyzers in hurting anyone or
all vehicles. It stopping people
would save so from having fun its
many people’s just protecting
lives and would innocent people.
benefit all
people on the
road.

10. Conclusion
• In conclusion, we whole heartedly believe
that cars all around should have
breathalyzers installed. Through our
research, we found many reasons to
support our opinions.

11. Article Summary
• Breathalyzers Article

12. References
• Howie, Craig. "Should Cars Have Built-In Breathalyzers?."
autos.aol. N.p., 14 Feb 2010. Web. 29 Mar 2011.
<http://autos.aol.com/article/interlock-devices-
breathalyzer/>.
• "Drunk Driving Accident Statistics ." edgarsynder. Law
Offices of Edgar Snyder & Associates, 2009. Web. 29 Mar
2011. <http://www.edgarsnyder.com/drunk-
driving/statistics.html>.
• "Food and Blood Alcohol Levels." lifetips. N.p., 2011. Web.
29 Mar 2011. <http://dui.lifetips.com/cat/64006/bac-blood-
alcohol-concentration/index.html>.