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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Dec 27, 2008 9:01:00 PM Ignore JT Report Abuse hat was your most recent experience with a drunk driving checkpoint? I was allowed through I was detained and let go I was detained and arrested I have not experienced one in the last 10 years I acquire info on the location and avoid that area N/A or I don't drive Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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hat was your most recent experience with a drunk driving checkpoint?
I was allowed through
I was detained and let go
I was detained and arrested
I have not experienced one in the last 10 years
I acquire info on the location and avoid that area
N/A or I don't drive

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cookieduster Rookie Author Jacksonville Posts:14 Points:58,555 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 1, 2009 5:22:44 AM Ignore cookieduster Report Abuse I've never seen one, but I live in a big city where it would disrupt traffic. I think there should be more of them regardless of the traffic. People who drink and drive should lose their license on the FIRST offense.
epf Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,344 Points:1,893,305 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 1, 2009 4:38:30 AM Ignore epf Report Abuse We rarely drive after dark any more. I'm more apt to run into a checkpoint for a criminal vs drunk driver in MI.
dangnad All-Star Author Las Vegas Posts:864 Points:474,355 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 10:08:54 PM Ignore dangnad Report Abuse DUI checkpoints have recently been shown to be ineffective in reducing accidents and even arresting drunk drivers; "saturation" police patrols (lots of police cars on the streets) are more effective.
higginslake Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,096 Points:205,000 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 9:15:51 PM Ignore higginslake Report Abuse No concern to me!
RoadRover Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:2,853 Points:405,415 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 7:51:46 PM Ignore RoadRover Report Abuse I have seen one up the road, so I make a U-Turn. I don't drink and don't need them wasting my time. Besides, they LOVE to look in your car for some reason to detain you for a car search. (I do like IBC Root beer.) From an Ex-officer. [Edited by: RoadRover at 12/31/2008 10:54:02 PM EST]
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:22,937 Points:3,531,365 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 7:41:46 PM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse 2coolhipdude, your attitude may get you shot someday. You are as bad as the dummies who refuse to pull over for an ambulance because they "don't have to". Some years back there was an idiot in Alberta with the same attitude. He didn't stop for what he thought was a checkpoint, but it was actually a check for an escaped criminal, "armed and dangerous". He stopped pretty quick when one of the cops, my cousin, pulled his gun and aimed it at the head of the pea-brained driver. Police have no idea why you are running a stop, you could be an escaped criminal, or driving a stolen car, or running from the corner store where you just shot the clerk, or you just don't care that the checks are for the protection of all of us, including you. It is very disturbing that there is actually an increase in the number of drunks being caught, that is an increase in the number of people who don't give a crap about the lives of others. 43 years I have been driving, and I can't understand the attitude of people who somehow think a drunk driving check is somehow an infringement upon their rights. I bet people with that attitude would scream like mad dogs about lack of enforcement if they had a spouse or child killed by a drunk. Drunk drivers on the same roads as me, endangering my life, are a gross infringement on my right to stay alive. I happily give a few minutes to let them see I am not drunk behind the wheel. [Edited by: rumbleseat at 12/31/2008 10:47:16 PM EST]
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,559 Points:2,623,850 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 7:21:33 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse Have not seen one in over 20 years although they are a regular thing in this state.
CdnGlassLady Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,292 Points:120,500 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 6:40:16 PM Ignore CdnGlassLady Report Abuse Around here those check points are random although they are stepped up at holiday times. I don't drink and drive so I am the usual driver which is why husband takes me out now instead of meeting the boys at the local watering hole like in the good ole days. Smile Anyhow they check insurance etc and advise you of road conditions or if you have a burnt out light etc. Most are very polite as they offer a word of caution advising one not to drink & drive. One Sunday afternoon, I also have experienced a belligerent young officer parked opposite where a hall shower was being held. He was bound and determined that I must have had something in my coffee. when I kept insisting all I had drunk was black coffee, he said no punch, no wine, no nothing just black coffee & kept shaking his head in wonderment or confusion ......... he claimed no one drank black coffee
hortnut Veteran Author Portland Posts:254 Points:58,805 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 6:35:35 PM Ignore hortnut Report Abuse never have seen one in my 40 years of driving [mainly in the Pacific Northwest]. I have seen Saturation Patrols [I call them 'packs' of WSP] 12+ cars and one radar to catch speeders in the Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia area. They do this for 4-6 hours and then move on to another area.
JediKnight Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:4,848 Points:2,034,285 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 6:28:35 PM Ignore JediKnight Report Abuse 2coolhipdude, You and I are basically on the same page... but I would have phrased it differently. My poll answer is "N/A". Wisconsin is one of twelve states in the US were drunk "driving checkpoints" are not legal. As for it being "unconstitutional"... If "we" (the state of WI) want check points... the US Supreme Court says that they are constitutional...so you might get in some trouble should WI ever startup a drunk checkpoint program and you ignore it. If you don't want to stop for a law enforcement officer (checkpoint or no)... they'll probably give you some extra attention then if you'd stopped for a few minutes and talked to them... With all that said it seems unlike WI will be allowing "sobriety checkpoints" in the near future according to this article from JSonline.com http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/36514324.html [Edited by: JediKnight at 12/31/2008 9:29:22 PM EST]
MountainMan0074 Rookie Author Colorado Posts:8 Points:27,610 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 6:10:33 PM Ignore MountainMan0074 Report Abuse I must be old or something. I've never even seen a DUI checkpoint. Not to say I've never driven when I shouldn't, but must have been lucky - no stops, no crashes.
higginslake Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,096 Points:205,000 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 5:03:40 PM Ignore higginslake Report Abuse I do not drink and will be home tonite.
robin147 Rookie Author Houston Posts:23 Points:68,585 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 4:16:35 PM Ignore robin147 Report Abuse They are not deterrents. They catch a few dumbasses. An observant cop on patrol is much more efficient than any checkpoint.
JayMac08 Champion Author Jackson Posts:3,386 Points:205,430 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 4:11:40 PM Ignore JayMac08 Report Abuse Checkpoints are necessary deterents.
Ladyghostwolfe Sophomore Author North Carolina Posts:202 Points:32,645 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 4:01:47 PM Ignore Ladyghostwolfe Report Abuse We have driver's license check points that also check for alcohol. They are common place and the only ones that have to worry are those who have been drinking and driving, which is against the law anyhow. If you DON'T drink and drive, than you have nothing to worry about. I live in North Carolina.
2coolhipdude Sophomore Author Wisconsin Posts:107 Points:89,890 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 3:40:22 PM Ignore 2coolhipdude Report Abuse Never seen one and never would stop for one. The reason this is not a common occurrence in all states is that it's unconstitutional. Police can't stop you just for sh!ts and giggles. My sister lives in Indiana and has seen them from time to time.
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,041 Points:1,756,775 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 2:44:26 PM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse marirs, New Orleans can do ya one better: drive through daiquiri stands! Of course down there the Walgreens and CVS sell hard liquor, so... Seems funny to a guy like me from the more conservative part of the country...
kc8bdr Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,335 Points:548,290 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 2:31:23 PM Ignore kc8bdr Report Abuse I have heard of drunk driving check points but have never encountered one.
advany Rookie Author Indiana Posts:18 Points:1,135 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 2:01:13 PM Ignore advany Report Abuse I dream of a day when people will go to a bar or restaurant and they would be required to sign a contract stating that they will not allowed to drink over a 'certain' amount of alcohol. The 'certain' amount of alcohol will be predetermined by the FDC or some federal agency.
chui Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,905 Points:2,367,865 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 1:26:22 PM Ignore chui Report Abuse never.
firemanjones Champion Author Miami Posts:1,312 Points:142,795 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 1:09:20 PM Ignore firemanjones Report Abuse Sargette... I wish we had the law forbidding the use of cell phones while driving like you have in NY.
firemanjones Champion Author Miami Posts:1,312 Points:142,795 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 1:05:28 PM Ignore firemanjones Report Abuse There have been many in South Florida. I have never been through one. The ones I have heard of are advertised to the public over the radio.
seville04 Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:7,664 Points:2,043,670 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 12:49:44 PM Ignore seville04 Report Abuse I drive ALL the time, and I've never even seen a checkpoint. Are these common??
tooTALLelmo Sophomore Author San Bernardino Posts:107 Points:135,490 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 11:28:19 AM Ignore tooTALLelmo Report Abuse I am sure glad all this excitement is happening nowadays - and not 25 years ago. I am absolutely certain I have been drunk by the standard set by law in my younger days. But, I have never been in an accident. I moved to within a mile of work an stay home most of the time. There was a time a couple years ago I saw a checkpoint ahead (I hadn't been drinking) and so I turned left and went the long way home just to avoid the line of cars. Bottom line, you could make alcohol illegal and still get killed by a drunk driver. (or a bullet from an illegal fire arm) I really like the comment about bars having parking lots too - good point. AND they don't have a place for taxis to wait like at the airport. LOL
pictureman Champion Author Miami Posts:1,218 Points:1,346,505 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 10:57:18 AM Ignore pictureman Report Abuse I have never been through one but then I usually don't drive. walk down town to see the firework and the ball drop here in Ft. Lauderdale!
marirs Champion Author Phoenix Posts:13,080 Points:2,504,010 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 10:55:35 AM Ignore marirs Report Abuse If you can't drink and drive, why do bars have parking lots. That's funny. You know what else is funny, AZ has drive thru liquor stores.
gasman14 All-Star Author San Diego Posts:708 Points:202,345 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 10:54:57 AM Ignore gasman14 Report Abuse I have not experienced one in the last 10 years
higginbotham194 All-Star Author Alabama Posts:516 Points:82,025 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 9:56:54 AM Ignore higginbotham194 Report Abuse Iwas passed through.
TexasTornado Champion Author Amarillo Posts:2,147 Points:564,520 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 9:06:31 AM Ignore TexasTornado Report Abuse I have never seen one in Texas. I am not even sure if it is legal in Texas as of right now. I hear New mexico has them and I seen it once on the Las Vegas strip, but never been through one. Ben
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,561 Points:2,719,725 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 8:48:02 AM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse None, don't drink
KrazyDawg Champion Author California Posts:2,355 Points:394,035 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 7:55:42 AM Ignore KrazyDawg Report Abuse Waste of tax dollars when conducted during non-holiday days on a work week at 7 PM. It sounds like cops are on a power trip here. They make 250,000+ in the SF Bay Area. The highest paid cop I've seen makes over $400,000 and he's not even the Chief. Don't believe me all the evidence is at http://www.sfgate.com/data They can extort so much money because the unions back them up. [Edited by: KrazyDawg at 12/31/2008 10:58:05 AM EST]
jetter042 Rookie Author Kentucky Posts:1 Points:89,170 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 7:18:41 AM Ignore jetter042 Report Abuse I went through one this past fall on my motorcycle. I had not been drinking, but they were also checking license and insurance cards. But the officer said he knew how much trouble it was to get to that stuff on a motorcycle (stop the motor, put down the stand, get off the bike, open the storage department, etc.), so he just let us through.
bble All-Star Author Calgary Posts:636 Points:285,725 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 7:09:46 AM Ignore bble Report Abuse If you drink don't drive! Check the statistics on deaths caused by breaking the law.
saucemanOH Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:18 Points:13,360 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 6:53:53 AM Ignore saucemanOH Report Abuse call your local police dept.. By law, they have to tell you where they'll be.
dartmoose150 Sophomore Author Denver Posts:217 Points:349,430 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 6:19:50 AM Ignore dartmoose150 Report Abuse Previous to that experience, I was playing in my dart league one fateful evening. Normally, I would have had a few beers and a couple of shots over the course of an evening. For some reason, didn't feel well, bad stomach, whatever, I didn't feel like drinking and drank water and soda all night. On the way home, I was detained in a DUI checkpoint. The officer asked me where I had been that evening and I told him that I had been playing dart league. He asked me if I had been drinking, which I had not. He said he found it hard to believe that I would be hanging out in a bar playing darts and not drinking. The rather obstinate officer got all up in my face and my business trying to detect any odor he could. I said I'll take any test you want, I have not been drinking. He was not happy that he was wrong and let me go!
dartmoose150 Sophomore Author Denver Posts:217 Points:349,430 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 6:12:38 AM Ignore dartmoose150 Report Abuse Funny story, my wife and I were driving home from the bar one night. When we came upon a DUI checkpoint on our route home. We had both been drinking, but she less than I, so she was driving. I had her pull into the Starbucks on the corner and go through the drive-through. When we left, we went around the block in the other direction and found a new way home! She may or may not have been close to the limit, probably not, but we didn't want to take the chance that she was! We got pretty lucky!
Muradia Champion Author Toronto Posts:6,399 Points:1,383,405 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 5:47:58 AM Ignore Muradia Report Abuse I was allowed through
Yonkers111 Champion Author Scranton Posts:8,331 Points:857,085 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 5:31:30 AM Ignore Yonkers111 Report Abuse Back in the 70's I went through one without incident. They are usually out at 2 AM. As I told my kids, nothing good happens at 2 AM.
imcruizn Champion Author Georgia Posts:10,892 Points:2,413,930 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 5:20:03 AM Ignore imcruizn Report Abuse I hope to see them tonight
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:7,379 Points:1,860,455 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 5:00:31 AM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse Have not seen one in years!
police22 All-Star Author Oklahoma City Posts:596 Points:755,440 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 4:50:43 AM Ignore police22 Report Abuse Never been through one!!
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,723 Points:2,473,565 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 4:21:49 AM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse I was allowed through, because I was not drinking.
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,093 Points:2,552,730 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 3:59:57 AM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse I have not experienced one in the last 10 years
fishwood Rookie Author Boston Posts:61 Points:307,570 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 3:42:22 AM Ignore fishwood Report Abuse Sargette, talking on a cell phone during a cell phone roadblock takes as much stupidity as drinking from a liquor bottle during a DWI roadblock. On the other hand, if talking on a cell phone while waiting on line impairs your driving, you shouldn't be allowed out of the parking lot. I'd rather be safe than hit by a sober person who is not talking on a cell phone.
deeway Sophomore Author Florida Posts:133 Points:107,310 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 3:35:08 AM Ignore deeway Report Abuse Have read about check points, but have not been through one. Guess that we are not night people.
kalapoiss All-Star Author Toronto Posts:594 Points:171,915 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 2:57:26 AM Ignore kalapoiss Report Abuse Generally patrol officers catch a lot more drunks than checkpoints do.
arcee Sophomore Author Denver Posts:159 Points:1,441,780 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 12:50:37 AM Ignore arcee Report Abuse Checkpoints, and the possibility of them, keep all of us safer.
pyndasky Champion Author Maryland Posts:10,013 Points:1,783,755 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2008 12:16:19 AM Ignore pyndasky Report Abuse last thing I remember saying was,"occifer...I, ah, I mean, ...I ain't dadadrunk...they jus' keep movin' da road!!"
GasJAK Sophomore Author Grand Rapids Posts:214 Points:393,505 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2008 11:15:04 PM Ignore GasJAK Report Abuse I have never been through one. I have never even seen one or heard that they were having them in an area I was driving.
gfusher Sophomore Author Colorado Posts:175 Points:21,170 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2008 11:13:01 PM Ignore gfusher Report Abuse i have never been through one. i am not usually out when they have them up, but when i just happen to be, i avoid them for time reasons.
srchr Champion Author San Jose Posts:7,259 Points:1,621,025 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2008 9:57:13 PM Ignore srchr Report Abuse If I went through one of these it was so long ago I forgot.
Egor Champion Author Regina Posts:2,287 Points:778,375 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2008 8:50:07 PM Ignore Egor Report Abuse I do not drink and drive. If the check point is there and they want me to stop, so be it. They will find nothing!