The Washington Traffic Safety Commission launched the initiative, called “Driven to Protect,” earlier this week.

Discover the Driven to Protect initiative and its alcohol detection technology aimed at reducing drunk driving in Washington.

WTSC says the system uses infrared light to analyze a driver’s naturally exhaled breath and determine whether alcohol is present.

This study describes two biosniffers to determine breath acetone and isopropanol (IPA) levels and applies them for breath measurement in healthy subjects and diabetic patients. Secondary alcohol ...