Police in Two States Test Fatigue Monitor of the Eye
State police in Michigan and Illinois are testing a device that its inventors claim can be used roadside to determine if truckers are too fatigued to be driving.
Eyecheck, made by MCJ Inc., looks like a pair of binoculars. In simple terms, the company claims its product can differentiate among types of driver impairment — drugs, alcohol, lack of sleep — based on a test of pupil-response to light.
The Michigan State Police tested the device at scale houses at the end of April.
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| Eyecheck’s makers claim it can distinguish fatigue from alcohol or drugs by testing pupils. |
The state trials are for testing purposes only, not enforcement. However, police hope Eyecheck will become an important tool for keeping unfit drivers off the roads.
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