People were experiencing “drunkenness” with dizziness glasses. (Photo provided by police)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Do you know how dangerous it is when driving after drunk? It is too late after an accident. Recently, Chongqing traffic police introduced a new device: “dizziness glasses,” to let drivers know the harm of drunk driving in order to prevent and reduce traffic accidents.

The Chongqing Traffic Police Corps recently organized a “Chongqing police motorcycle team” to conduct the drunken driving check and promotion activity at Beibin Road. In the activity, the new “dizziness glasses” device was used.

The dizziness glasses are like swim goggles, and can distort objects. It can stimulate different levels of drunkenness and drunk feeling in a driving environment by creating distortions to different degrees.

After they passed a Breathalyzer test, (proving that they had had no alcohol) drivers were invited by the police to wear the glasses and “experience” the simulated drunk driving. In the experience area, police set up road pylons (traffic cones) in a straight line and drivers were instructed to walk between the pylons after wearing the glasses and attempt to pick up a bottle.

It is easy for common people to walk 4-5m, but difficult for people wearing the dizziness glasses. “The objects are like the ones in a distorting mirror. I do not dare to walk on. It feels untrue,” said Mr. Wang who stumbled in the experience area and hit the traffic cones several times. Finally he was able to pick up the bottle by feeling. After taking off the glasses, Wang felt relieved, “The sky and earth were spinning round. I just walked. It will be more dangerous if driving after drinking.”

The drunk driving experience area is set up to let common people know the feelings of drunkenness including slow reactions, distortion, double vision, and poor judgment of space and distance, so they will learn the dangers of drunk driving. (Translated by Ma Shuangshuang, Fathom Language Limited)