Uber and South African Breweries team up for breathalyser test

Transportation app Uber and South African Breweries have joined forces to offer breathalyser tests for party-goers to check their alcohol levels before they get behind the wheel of a car. Uber, under their joint anti-drink driving campaign called PLEDGE, is setting up breathalyser kiosks at South African Breweries events in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. The project comes after the World Health Organisation released statistics pointing to 58% of road death in the country are linked to alcohol con
December 7, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
Transportation app 8279 Uber and South African Breweries have joined forces to offer breathalyser tests for party-goers to check their alcohol levels before they get behind the wheel of a car.

Uber, under their joint anti-drink driving campaign called PLEDGE, is setting up breathalyser kiosks at South African Breweries events in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.

The project comes after the World Health Organisation released statistics pointing to 58% of road death in the country are linked to alcohol consumption.

Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters announced at the beginning of 2015 that there were 1118 fatal road accidents recorded between December 1, 2014 and January 5,2015

"Too many lives are destroyed by someone driving after drinking," said Uber's General Manager Alon Lits. "But we've seen first-hand that, where passengers can push a button and get a safe, affordable ride in minutes, we can help stop this."

In South Africa the BAC -- Worldwide Blood Alcohol Concentration Limit -- is 0.05 which equates to 1.5 units of alcohol or 1.5 standard drinks.

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