Diet triggers false drink test for Virgin pilot

[ausrere]

I don't remember this mentioned in the last intoxilyzer class I took. Although, it has been a while, and the low carb diets weren't popular like they are now. Something to remember if you're asked for a breath sample though:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070410/od_nm/virginatlantic_diet_dc_1

 

[etsisk]

While low carb diets would possibly give your breath a ketone smell (um, kinda like acetone, maybe) it wouldn't smell like ethanol. I can't imagine that would be sufficient to register on an intoxilyzer or even a alcosensor (which is much less specific). Hmm. But there ya have it, it did anyway, whether it would surprise me or not! I reckon his blood test told the tale! Something to remember!

 

[KennyFlys]

Just eat lots of popy seeds all the time and then demand a blood test after refusing a field sobriety test and breath analyzer. That will take the pressure off accusatons of being drunk.

 

[Everskyward]

So many jokes, so little time...

 

[alaskaflyer]

Sounds fishy to me.

I am not as "up" on PBT technology as actual Intoxilizer (more sophisticated unit) technology, but there is NO WAY that would have registered on an intoxilizer.

I bet there are some PO'd detectives somewheres.