PASSING SOBRIETY TEST
Although Thomas Benson stood erect with-both eyes closed; stood on one leg; stood on tiptoes and touched his toes with his hands; wrote his name and address , without hesitation, and gave a coherent account of his movements, he was fined £5 at Hanley, Staffordshire, recently, for driving a car under the influence of drink, and £5 more for driving dangerously. The police doctor stated that Benson performed the tests " by strong, conscious effort*,"-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21698, 13 January 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)
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76PASSING SOBRIETY TEST New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21698, 13 January 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)
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