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Show C$2 IdnSiottiis Lose Ucensesl The biennium 1939-40 closed with 02 "Drunken Drivers" losing their license during December, says Harry M. Rayuer, commissioner of law enforcement. For the full biennium 853 motor, ists were deprived of driving privileges privi-leges on Idaho highways because of conviction on this grave charge, compared to 627 in the 1937-3S period. peri-od. 129 out-of-state revocations during 1939-40 and 81 for the previous pre-vious two-year period. Stringent enforcement of the statute forbidding driving while under un-der the influence of intoxicating liquor, coupled with extensive use of body-fluid tests was the cause of the 30 per cent increase in convictions. con-victions. The body fluid test has no statutory statu-tory standing in Idaho Dut it has been given weight in evidence, especially es-pecially when corroborating physical physi-cal examination has been made. 'If you drive, don't drink; if you drink, don't drive," is good advice to every motorist. It follows thai everyone should reslutely refuse to rjde as a passenger in a car driven driv-en by a man who has taken even one drink. It is not well to utterly utter-ly disregard statements made by recognized authorities when one's life is at stake. . a. |