Quote Originally Posted by GGT View Post
In other words, if I happen to drive through one of their target zones and fail a field sobriety test (not walking a straight line or "seeming" incoherent, both are quite possible if I've been driving more than 3 hours with chatty kids in the back) they can haul me off to jail if I "decline" a blow-test. I'm all for catching drunk drivers, but this is getting ridiculous. Driving has become grounds for warrantless searches? If I took a drive break at a rest stop and brushed my teeth and used an alcohol-based mouth wash, I'd flunk a field AND blow-test.
Err, how else are they supposed to test your sobriety there if you refuse a blow test? Makes an easy escape, they suspect you are drunk, but you refuse the test so you can go home.. And over here they repeat it with a more accurate blood test at the station if you fail a blow test , I think.