Memorial Day Weekend Sobriety Checkpoint Thoughts
Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and there will be “sobriety checkpoints”, also known as DUI roadblocks, out in many California cities and towns. There has always been a significant question about whether these roadblocks are an effective use of police manpower when if comes to keeping our roads safe.
As this op-ed in the Daily News suggests, these checkpoints are unlikely to catch chronic drunk drivers, who know to avoid these traps. They more often ensnare the average person who may have had a drink or two, and is perhaps just over, or even under the legal BAC limit, but may “fail” the so-called field sobriety test, as 1/3 of all people cannot perform balancing acts under threat of arrest.
Many law enforcement experts argue that roving patrols, out looking for dangerous and swerving drivers are a much better use of limited police resources than efforts to stop every driver at a certain location.
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