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Police Passive Alcohol Sensors

Police passive alcohol sensors used by police (PAS) demonstrated detection of alcohol in 93–94% of drivers who later tested positive on portable breath tests.

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Jan 28, 2026
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How do passive in‑vehicle alcohol detection technologies work, and what are their accuracy and false‑positive rates in independent tests?

sample cabin air or skin to detect ethanol molecules without requiring the driver to blow into a device, and early programs report high sensitivity in controlled trials but limited and varying indepen...

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