Fee iPhone Application Calculates Blood Alcohol Level and Helps Call a Cab
n time for arguably the wildest night of the year, the Colorado Department of Transportation has launched a free iPhone application to help partygoers calculate their blood alcohol levels and call a cab. The app, called R U Buzzed, launched earlier this month and, according to the Wall Street Journal, has been downloaded more than 40,000 times.
The application prompts users to enter weight, gender, hours drinking and the amount of beer, wine and liquor consumed. (The calculator assumes that one drink is equal to 12 fluid ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of hard liquor.)
Then it calculates and displays a blood alcohol content number. Even if you're under the legal limit of 0.08 percent, it might say "You're buzzed!" and warn you that "You could be arrested for impaired driving. Designate a sober driver."
The app includes a disclaimer that the estimates aren't accurate enough to be considered legal evidence. It also says that individuals may vary in alcohol tolerance and may be influenced by food, medication, health and psychological condition.
A GPS feature also helps users locate a taxi. But non-Coloradoans take note -- because the applications was built for the state Department of Transportation, estimates are based on Colorado law and the GPS feature may not work for out-of-staters.
The Colorado Department of Transportation also advises that the best plan is to designate a sober driver before people start drinking.
R U Buzzed is just one of about 100,000 applications available in Apple's App store.
Here is a sampling:
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