Alcosensor question

[Winston001]

I've never heard of a successful method for fooling an alcosensor but a mouthful of activated charcoal would be a good try. I suspect the officer might not be particularly helpful.

What does the manual say about a suspect having something in his mouth? Can he be required to clear his mouth before blowing?

What if he took a mouthful of fluid and blew that in?

I had a case once where the defendant blew cigarette smoke into the device with a positive result. Got a letter from DSIR later saying it would elevate the reading. The judge shrugged.......

[Patrick]

Yes he could blow in a mouthful of fluid, and damage the circuits... There is a "spit trap" to catch the usual amounts, but a mouthful...

After the blood test is taken, he would then be charged with intentional damage and billed accordingly... those things cost much moolah...

[Usarka]

I know a way, but i dont want to publish it on the interweb thingy.

Needs some skill and luck though....

[007XX]

Pardon my inner innocent for asking but, why would you want to fool it in the first place?

"Don't drink and drive" I thought was a reasonnable enough concept. Also these days, youc an buy portable breathalisers for bugger all, and test yourself before driving, if in doubt.

I'm not trying to be PC, just trying to understand why you'd want an answer to such a question.

[jrandom]

Pardon my inner innocent for asking but, why would you want to fool it in the first place?

+1

Boozers are losers.

[Mikkel]

Tried a neat thing this weekend.

Took the car to a party and was kinda planning on sleeping over. Party died a bit earlier than I'd expected (what is it with the kiwis and going home to sleep around midnight?)...
Anyway, I'd had about one litre of scrumpy, two litres of Ngahere Gold and just over half a bottle of rum so I convinced myself that getting behind the wheel probably wasn't too good an idea.
So I called a dial-a-driver service and they came and picked me up 20 mins later. Cost me $27 to get home from New Brighton to Mt. Pleasant. Not bad at all!
Warmly recommended.
I did drive the car down the driveway myself though :shame:

[MisterD]

The one time I've ever been stopped in this country the plod just held up this thing in front of my mouth as I told him my name and address, so I guess it might have been a bit obvious if I had a mouthful of something...

It was the night before the round Taupo pushy race, so I hadn't had a drink for a week and I was still nervous about the outcome...

[bungbung]

The one time I've ever been stopped in this country the plod just held up this thing in front of my mouth as I told him my name and address, so I guess it might have been a bit obvious if I had a mouthful of something...

It was the night before the round Taupo pushy race, so I hadn't had a drink for a week and I was still nervous about the outcome...

I think the sniffer (talk into this) is different thing to the "blow in this bit machine"

[Usarka]

The sniffer just gives an indicatory reading. if you fail that you then need to blow for the officer.

[Tank]

if you fail that you then need to blow for the officer.

What ever happened to romance ?

[007XX]

What does the manual say about a suspect having something in his mouth? Can he be required to clear his mouth before blowing?

What if he took a mouthful of fluid and blew that in?

Now, picture this with this person being the one to be breathalised at the time!

[spudchucka]

Nice picture. Why don't you improve the thread and post a bunch more?

The sniffer machines are quite sensitive on the passive test, even a good fart will give a positive result. Don't ask me how I know that though.

They do have the ability to give road side evidential test results but that function isn't used in NZ.

I've never had anyone actually beat the test although I've nearly died laughing at drunken idiots trying to breathe through their ears while they pretend to blow.

Either way the cop can take you back for an evidential breath test if he has reasonable grounds to believe you are intoxicated and once you've worked for the police for longer than five minutes you become a rather good judge of intoxication.

[007XX]

Nice picture. Why don't you improve the thread and post a bunch more?

Thanks, but I might get rapped on the knuckles for it, and frankly, I ain't in the mood...

However, check this little slice of KB heaven:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...50#post1323850

[Reckless]

The sniffer just gives an indicatory reading. if you fail that you then need to blow the officer.

Shit Id rather pay the Fine!!!!

[Winston001]

I'm not trying to be PC, just trying to understand why you'd want an answer to such a question.

Trust me, I'm no fan of drinking and driving. I'm just curious about the instruction manual for using alcosensors. So far as I know, this is not public information.