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Man who helped design breathalysers banned for drink driving (www.countytimes.co.uk)
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Richard Lacey, 70, appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court this week, where he pleaded guilty to a single charge of drink driving, in Powys, last month.

Lacey, who is now retired but revealed he actually helped design breathalysers when he was in employment, had to use one of the devices after police were called to the scene of a road traffic collision on the A479 near Talgarth on November 23.

Lacey had mounted a roundabout in his Peugeot 208 Gt Puretech, damaging a wheel and leaving the vehicle completely immobile.

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Representing himself at the hearing, Lacey said: “I’ve really got nothing to say. I misjudged how much I’d drunk.

“I had a couple of glasses of wine with lunch and a few pints of beer.

“I’m retired. I designed breathalysers and used to work with the police.”

Lacey was disqualified from driving for 13 months; he can reduce this ban by 13 weeks if he completes a drink drive awareness course.

He was also fined £600 and told to pay a £240 surcharge and £85 costs.

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[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah no 100%

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

A 50kg person will not have the same result as a 100kg person after the same amount of alcohol.

Yea, you’re wrong.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah, you're dick.

if you think I don't know that body weight effects blood APV and you're helping then you come off like a dick while trying to be helpful.

if you just like to write more information on a topic then hit enter twice to get a new line so you can write "you're wrong" as a separate statement because you spend time doing things like that, you're a dick.

also, someone else already pointed out your mileage will vary per person, which I agreed with, of course. You either didn't take the time to see what you said had already been posted, or you did see it and you just like to write "you're wrong" to someone you don't know on the internet, because you are a dick.