all day long help me Hank's been testing
the tests first at 4:30 we found out
first at 4:00 rather we found out one of
the two over-the-counter cholesterol
tests gave an accurate reading one of
the two and then at 5:00 the lead and
copper tests you get in the stores don't
give you an exact reading of what's in
your water at 5:30 we found it takes
between 10 and 20 minutes for carbon
monoxide detectors to sound the alarm so
now a new test the holidays are here and
sad to say that unfortunately means
drinking and driving rates tend to spike
and you might be thinking of buying a
personal breathalyzer for your nights
out and you think it's a good idea but
our help me Hank is here and Hank you've
you've got the real scoop on these
devices here we did they're popular you
see them in stores you see my line the
question is do these devices actually
work so what we did is we teamed up with
the Michigan State Police and we put
these products to the ultimate test take
a look at the results it happens every
day in the state of Michigan in fact
several times a day last year alone
32,000 people were arrested in Michigan
for driving under the influence
251 killed in accidents where a drunk
driver was behind the wheel we're now
entering the time of year when drinking
and driving unfortunately tends to
increase highest arrests taking place in
your Christmas and the new year so we
kind of talked ourselves into doing
things that we probably know we
shouldn't be doing could a home or a
pocket breathalyzer be the secret to
keeping you safe we're putting these
products to the test they include the
digital breath alcohol tester sells for
$20 the BAC track detector keychain
sells for 30 and the BAC track
smartphone breathalyzer sells for $50
in order to test we needed someone to
have a few drinks in a safe environment
our editor Ben agreed to belly up to the
bar and we made sure lieutenant Mike
Shaw with the Michigan State Police was
there to supervise three down I'm
casually drinking after about four
drinks within 30 minutes we were ready
to begin and we start with the tests
that we know is legit the one
administered by lieutenant Shaw blow
blow blow blow blow blow blow blow blow
pay up so point zero what will the home
test show first up the digital breath
alcohol tester which puts been right at
point one four one the results not
accurate but in this case it's better to
see a higher number than a lower one the
next test is the BAC track keychain the
result 0.1 3 again the numbers are wrong
it shows Ben at point 1 3 when the
professional test has been at 0.08 the
last test the most expensive for $50 the
smartphone breathalyzer promises
accurate results and here's what happens
I think this one up with the app Ben's
at point 1 Oh much closer to what he
actually is testing by police but the
number is still wrong that's garbage
that's pretty much what that is because
you don't know where it came from where
it's been made you kind of have to use
common sense the good news here these
home tests didn't show that Ben was at a
safe level to drive instead his numbers
were higher than they actually
registered with police but with these
tests the reality is if you're using
these products to check if you are safe
to drive well you're probably not have a
ride home selected for you before you
even step foot in here once you walk in
here it's too late
I think lieutenant Shaw said it best
their common sense especially you know
if you're getting behind the wheel
you've had a few drinks don't rely on
products like these although the smaller
one that syncs with your smartphone was
the most out who was somebody once said
if you if you feel like you need to
check your breathalyzer before you leave
that's already your test you don't need
to be driving but I'm curious all these
things you've tested today which
ended up surprising you the most
cholesterol yes well because my levels
were so bad but B this particular test
the the cardio check analyzer by 130
dollars it's not cheap but this was just
off by a few points from the lab at
Henry Ford and and we tested it over and
over and over again so yeah most
reliable so far all right then