New mobile alcohol breath-testing device launched in Cape Town
The ‘mobile alcohol evidentiary breath alcohol testing vehicle’, unlike blood tests, can show a driver’s alcohol level immediately
"Five times over legal limit at 3pm in the afternoon…"With that comment‚ an MMC welcomed Cape Town’s first breath-testing van to tackle drunk-driving in the city.The van — more correctly called a mobile alcohol evidentiary breath alcohol testing vehicle — had its first outing in Milnerton at 2pm — and within an hour, the first serious offender was under arrest.JP Smith‚ the MMC for safety and security‚ said the equipment in the vehicle did away with the need to draw blood from suspected drunk-drivers and send it away for testing. "This will not only help cut down on time spent processing drunk-driving suspects following their arrest‚ but will also accelerate court proceedings."The Western Cape transport department said the vehicle was the second in the country‚ following a successful trial with the provincial traffic service in Caledon‚ in the Overberg. The province has trained operators for the new unit and supplied two breath-testing machines. "[The department] was able to draw on...
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