MOTOR REGULATIONS
WHEN IS A BAB DRUNK 2 Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 12. When is a man drunk? is a question that Inis been responsible for considerable scientific thought, in view of tho motor regulations regarding drunkenness. Tiie senior police surgeon _at Sheffield advances a startling criticism of the present-day tests, such as smelling tho breath, toeing a line, and standing still with eyes closed, the result of which he chum? is unsatisfactory.
“Tilde arc five signs that considerably influence me,” lie says. “A flushed face, sweating, dilated pupils, congested eyes, and a rapid pulse. These, however, do not convoy certainty. Many a. man who is involved in an accident will sober quickly when taken to tho police station. The only infallible test appears to be the water test, in connection with which tho most valuable experiments have been conducted willi a view to discovering the quantity of drink la the system.”—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Evening Star, Issue 19198, 15 March 1926, Page 5
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