How to avoid a drunk driving/DUI arrest

Avoid common places and times where police are likely to be looking for drunk drivers.

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[wait887]

he's telling people their rights. what's wrong with that?

[harborangler89]

astrojet990 you are a fucking idiot. As an american you have rights all this guy is doing is illustrating what those inherant rights are.

[heysaturdaysun]

@harborangler89 inherent*. and don't i have an inherent right to not get my shit fucked up by someone who chose to be irresponsible and drive while unable to properly do so?

[Dwml]

@derbdog79 talking down to others as if they were children wont get you anywhere in life.

[derbdog79]

I have a better idea...don't drink and drive. There are these special vehicles called "cabs" with drivers called "cab drivers" who will drive you home for a few bucks.

[jeffcodog]

Yes!!! I agree.... Stay home and get hammered so you won't have to drive drunk!!

[MasterMoron]

@EIB11C Most people use the term breathalyzer to describe a breath test. I wasn't specifically naming a brand. Anyway, all of the breath tests only measure alcohol on the breath, not alcohol in the blood. The machine is based on the premise that the ratio of alcohol in the breath to alcohol in the blood is 1:2100 but in reality the ratio varies from between 1:1300 to 1:3000. So, someone could blow .08 and the actual level of alcohol in their blood could be higher or lower than that.

[EIB11C]

So the on-scene testers are not used in NJ. Not sure where they are allowed. There is a lot that goes into a DUI arrest to follow through to conviction. An officer has to invest a lot of time and effort into geting it done properly so most are not going to go through the process to purposely screw someone if that person isn't truly impaired. If you are involved in a fatal/serious injury crash and you have alcohol in your system even not being impaired can be a problem bothin all Courts.

[EIB11C]

Well almost all people stopped and questioned say they only had "1 or 2 drinks". The Breathalyzer has been phased out everwhere I believe and that was the only machine I have seen that is done manually. The newer ones Intoxilyzer, Alcotest and such are all computer driven. You only enter their information and the computer does the rest. The on-scene breath machines are inaccurate because in order to obtain a true reading you have to wait a minimum of 20 minutes for mouth alcohol to go away.

[MasterMoron]

@EIB11C very few people have 1 or 2 beers only? Haven't you ever heard of having a couple of glasses of wine at dinner or a couple of beers after work? And I'm not sure what you mean about the alcohol test machines being computerized and free from errors as there is more than one kind of test. The breath test that they give on the scene is highly innacurate and isn't admissible in court. The breath test at the station is more accurate, but by that point you've already been arrested.

[EIB11C]

@MasterMoron I agree with that in most cases..however very few people have 1 or even 2 beers only. Alcohol consumption does diminish your cognitive skills and most police are not going to arrest you if you are not absolutely impaired. The alcohol test machines are computerized and are almost completely free of being tampered with if done properly. If done improperly they are programmed to flag errors. You are either missing my point or are just posting anti-responses for shock value.