Can't figure this out.

**Lou Girardin** · 26th July 2005, 08:22

I got breath tested on my way to work in Newton this morning and blew a fail on the sniffer. My last drink was a wine with dinner at 8.00PM. Now, unless there's alcohol in toothpaste, there's something wrong with that guys sniffer. The second test was a pass. If the sniffer was faulty there'll be some worried people around today.
The other possibility is that I have a continuous blood alcohol level. But it might have been true 15 years ago, I doubt it now.
Very strange.

**FROSTY:Me** · 26th July 2005, 08:25

could ya maybee wear afte3r shave. I wear Kuros and thet definitely sets the sniffer off

**Keystone19** · 26th July 2005, 09:09

some asthma inhalers can get it going too

**eliot-ness** · 26th July 2005, 09:33

The wife failed the breath test a couple of months ago. She never drinks alcohol. Passed the second test and the cop said the first fail was probably due to the last guy tested being a "heavy smoker". WTF has smoking got to do with alcohol??? and if there is a link can nicotine in the bloodstream affect the blood test??

**Drunken Monkey** · 26th July 2005, 09:36

Exhaust fumes can cause false alerts, so I was told by an officer once when I had the same result as you (fail then pass), although I hadn't had an alcoholic beverage for a few days.

Originally Posted by Keystone19

some asthma inhalers can get it going too

It has been demonstrated the effects of the inhaler last no longer than 2-3 minutes maximum, and typically shouldn't register from around 30 seconds after an inhale.

**Sniper** · 26th July 2005, 09:39

I have have that happen to me when all I had was a bit of pizza. I blew a pass on the second time around but the officer enlightened me to the fact that sometimes the equipment can still have breath residue left from the previous blower and that often can cause a fail. Leaves alot to be desired though

**Joni** · 26th July 2005, 09:41

Originally Posted by Keystone19

some asthma inhalers can get it going too

Yup they do, and so does my perfume... so Im pretty much poked the first test...

**Lou Girardin** · 26th July 2005, 10:07

Anyone for zero tolerance?

**Beemer** · 26th July 2005, 10:37

My husband doesn't drink at all and he got pulled up once on the bike and failed the breath test. He and his mates laughed and the cop said "I fail to see what is funny about failing a breath test" and he said "but I don't drink - at ALL!" He passed the second one, but he still has no idea what caused it to go off - it's not like it was inside a car where someone else was drinking, this was in the fresh air and he had his helmet off.

So no, I think I'd be a bit worried about zero tolerance - poor guy was a bit shaken!

**skidz** · 26th July 2005, 11:06

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Anyone for zero tolerance?

No thanks Lou.

**Storm** · 26th July 2005, 11:49

Ditto to what he said (10 %&&* characters)

**merv** · 26th July 2005, 12:42

You have your helmet on at the first sniff?

That happened to me in Upper Hutt one day and I hadn't had a drink for days at the time. Had to get off the bike, go into the booze bus so took the helmet off and all was fine.

Could be fumes, aftershave or anything else accumuating in the helmet I guess.