Drunk Driving
Alcohol Measurement Devices
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in its effort to reduce alcohol impaired driving, has established Model Specifications for the following alcohol testing devices:
- Evidential Breath Alcohol Measurement Devices (EBTs)
- Screening Devices to Measure Alcohol in Bodily Fluids (ASDs)
- Calibrating Units for Breath Alcohol Testers (CUs)
- Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs) 2013 | 2015
CONFORMING PRODUCTS LISTS
NHTSA also maintains a Conforming Products List (CPL) for the following devices, which have been tested and determined to be in conformance with the NHTSA Model Specifications:
- Evidential Breath Alcohol Measurement Devices (EBTs) 2012 | 2017
- Screening Devices to Measure Alcohol in Bodily Fluids (ASDs)
- Calibrating Units for Breath Alcohol Testers (CUs)
Resources
- U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance
- Volpe Alcohol Countermeasures Laboratory