Just a few years ago you might have received a funny look if you told someone you were carrying a pocket breathalyzer. But technology has advanced to the point that these hi tech safety gadgets are more affordable than ever at the same time as they are more accurate than ever before. There are several reasons why one might want to carry a breathalyzer. Those reasons range from educating themselves and the people close to them to using the device as assistance in making important decisions like when they should or should not drive a car.

The most important thing anyone considering purchasing a portable breathalyzer must remember is that they are not all created equally. If your purpose is to educate yourself and the people around you, there is no need to spend a lot of money on a personal breathalyzer. There are a number of different versions of the breath alcohol tester on the market that are very reasonably priced for under $50. While you should not consider using a breathalyzer in that price range for important decision making, an alcohol tester like this is perfectly find for use in an individual or group setting in order to learn how alcohol affects the body. This is vital information that can save lives if people are made aware of it in a responsible manner.

On the flip side, there are some high quality pocket breathalyzers on the market that can be used very effectively in order to help the user make decisions about driving a motor vehicle. A quality pocket breathalyzer will produce results that are very close to identical to the results produced by a breathalyzer being used by someone in professional law enforcement. One of the largest and best known names in the breathalyzer industry is AlcoHAWK. AlcoHAWK has  a full line of breathalyzers that run the full range in price and quality from those very basic novelty type of units that can be purchased for less than $50 all the way up to professional grade breathalyzers that can cost over $500 and be used in professional applications. And of course, there are versions of these devices that fall somewhere in the middle and those are the ones that the average person is best served by purchasing. To get the desired results, plan on spending somewhere around $150 to get a breathalyzer that is capable of producing results that can be counted on and trusted to be accurate.

The idea of keeping a breathalyzer in car is gaining momentum in recent years, and the major manufacturers have made more affordable versions available to fill this need. If more people took advantage of this trend, our streets would be a safer place. It is our intent to educate as many people as we can so they can go out and do the same. In this way, we can all be responsible for saving lives.