The company Laser Systems presented a new device in Moscow which detects drunk motorists from afar.
This device is supposed to work even when the drunk driver passes by at a speed of over 70 miles per hour.
This brand-new technology, so far unique in the world, employs a technique that registers the vapor of alcohol in a car. This is the vapor that has been exhaled by the drunk river.
"The laser beam is safe for the eyes of the driver and presents no harm to humans", assured a speaker of the company. The first devices will hit the market in 2012.
Below is the excerpt from the company website:
Alcolaser
The main application of the Alcolaser is instant testing of motorists for the purpose of maintaining road safety by road police and other authorized agencies.
The device is based upon a special laser, capable of determining the concentration of alcohol vapor as low as 1ppt inside the passenger compartment of a moving vehicle. This concentration is achieved when a person inside the vehicle has consumed 1L of beer or 100g of vodka or whisky.
This is stand-off testing that can be executed in real time, without the need for stopping cars and examining the driver’s person. It is unnoticeable to the drivers and does not result in additional stress. The sensor uses a laser that is safe for the eyes.
The Alcolaser is capable of distinguishing alcohol vapor inside the car passenger compartment from other ethanol containing substances, such as window cleaner. The maximum analysis time is less than 0.5 seconds.
The system may be deployed in two modifications: mobile and stationary. The mobile variant resembles a pistol, weighs 1.5kg and has the range of 20m. The stationary Alcolaser is installed above the road. In this case, the remote analysis is completely automated and can be accompanied by photographing the license plates of suspicious vehicles and passing that information to the nearest police station.
The main application of the Alcolaser is instant testing of motorists for the purpose of maintaining road safety by road police and other authorized agencies.
The device is based upon a special laser, capable of determining the concentration of alcohol vapor as low as 1ppt inside the passenger compartment of a moving vehicle. This concentration is achieved when a person inside the vehicle has consumed 1L of beer or 100g of vodka or whisky.This is stand-off testing that can be executed in real time, without the need for stopping cars and examining the driver’s person. It is unnoticeable to the drivers and does not result in additional stress. The sensor uses a laser that is safe for the eyes.
The Alcolaser is capable of distinguishing alcohol vapor inside the car passenger compartment from other ethanol containing substances, such as window cleaner. The maximum analysis time is less than 0.5 seconds.
The system may be deployed in two modifications: mobile and stationary. The mobile variant resembles a pistol, weighs 1.5kg and has the range of 20m. The stationary Alcolaser is installed above the road. In this case, the remote analysis is completely automated and can be accompanied by photographing the license plates of suspicious vehicles and passing that information to the nearest police station.
