The many benefits of an alcohol test
You may be wondering why you should have a would buy an alcohol test. However, having such a test can be incredibly useful! Consider, for example, alcohol in traffic or when using machines. Alcoline will tell you more about it in this blog.
Safe on the road
In the Netherlands, no less than 20% of car accidents are caused by alcohol. That is quite a large number. When you have an alcohol test in the car, you no longer have to wonder whether you can still go on the road after drinking 1 or 2 glasses of beer. The maximum permitted alcohol content in the blood is 0,5 per mille. If you have had your driving license for less than 5 years, this is only 0,2 per mille. It is of course best not to drink at all when driving, but the reality is often different. If you have an alcohol tester with you, you can easily test the alcohol content. This way you know immediately whether you can already drive or whether you have to wait a little longer. Besides the fact that it is extremely dangerous to be on the road with alcohol, fines can also be extremely high. If you blow twice the permitted limit (e.g. 5 glasses of beer instead of 2), the fine will be €550, you will be banned from driving and you will be required to take a course that costs €870. So you better avoid that!
Mandatory in France
Are you going on holiday to France? Then you are even obliged to have an alcohol tester with you! In France, people were fed up with so many drivers getting behind the wheel while drinking, so they wanted to drastically reduce this to improve road safety. If you do not have any tests with you, you will not receive a fine in the event of a police check, but the gendarmerie or police national may require you to buy one before you can continue your journey.
Alcohol in the industry
In a number of industries it is legally required to test staff for alcohol and drugs. Consider, for example, the shipping, chemical and aviation industries. When employees work with heavy machines, it is not desirable for them to be under the influence, legally this is not always prohibited and an employer can only take action with a sound ADM policy. In the transport & logistics sector we see a lot of awareness about alcohol and drug use during work and the Road Traffic Act regulates what is and is not allowed. They are therefore a major customer of alcohol and drug tests, of one-off alcohol testers for a trip through France, alcolocks or drug tests to periodically test drivers.
So purchase an alcohol test!
So there are plenty of reasons to purchase an alcohol test. Make sure you always have some in the car and never drive on the road with alcohol! In our webshop you will find all kinds of alcohol tests, from single-use tests to testers that are also used by enforcement and police. Do you have questions about the alcohol test? Please feel free to contact us!