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  • Fort Lauderdale Man Invents Steering Wheel That Tests for Alcohol

    05/29/2005 4:16:10 PM PDT · by kingattax · 35 replies · 682+ views
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Fort Lauderdale man has created a steering wheel that contains a skin sensor that blocks a vehicle from starting or running if the driver is drunk, an invention he thinks could reducing alcohol-related accidents. Dennis Bellehumeur, 54, hopes the $600 device will become a standard safety feature. He spent 12 years creating the device, which tests the skin on a driver's hands to determine alcohol content. The invention should complete testing this year, said Bellehumeur, who received a U.S. patent this month. "I hope one day I'll get a call from some guy saying,...