OFFICIAL BOOZE PARTY TESTS ALCOHOL TESTING. BLUEPRINT FOR SAFETY
A DRINKING PARTY WAS HELD IN MINNESOTA TO TEST THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BREATHALYZER. THE INSTRUMENT PROVIDES A QUICK RELIABLE CHECK ON BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS AND CAN BE OPERATED BY ANYONE AFTER A TRAINING COURSE. MORE THAN 40 MINNESOTA POLICE JURISDICTIONS ARE USING OR PREPARING TO USE THIS METHOD. INTEREST IN TESTING HAS INCREASED SINCE 1968 STATISTICS SHOWED 54% OF 265 FATALLY INJURED DRIVERS HAD BEEN DRINKING AND 43% HAD BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 10% OR MORE. LAST YEAR, MINNESOTA REVOKED 7431 DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED. ONE IN SIX OF THESE WAS A REPEATER. JUDGES ARE FOUND TO TRUST BREATHALYZER RESULTS AND DEFENDENTS OFTEN CHANGE INNOCENT PLEAS WHEN THEY SEE THE READINGS. /HSL/
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Corporate Authors:
Minnesota Department of Highways
/Safety Information Section
, United States - Publication Date: 1969-12
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Blood alcohol levels; Driver licenses; Drunk driving
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223251
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Report/Paper Numbers: 2pp
- Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Nov 23 1970 12:00AM