Moment of Indiana History

Posts tagged diagnostic

June 9, 2008

 

Breathalyzer

Before 1954, the matter of keeping drunk drivers off the road was fairly hit or miss. Diagnostic tools for evaluating a driver’s level of intoxication were subjective and empirical—a police officer who pulled over a weaving car would check for a driver’s bloodshot eyes or slurred speech.

About Moment of Indiana History

Search Moment of Indiana History

WFIU is on Twitter