Authorities Announce Annual DUI Crackdown

DUI checkpoints are unconstitutional and do not work.

"DUI defense attorneys in Washington D.C. have long believed that sobriety checkpoints are not only a waste of time, they are ineffective and a drain on taxpayer dollars as well.
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Multi-agency sobriety checkpoints around major holidays are given a great deal of press, Longwell pointed out, but do little to actually address the problem of dangerous drivers.

Repeated studies, she said, have shown that states are far better off without them.
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And finally, and perhaps most pointedly, Longwell assets that it has been proven that other poor driving habits – such as texting, speeding and driving while sleep-deprived – are more dangerous than driving with a blood alcohol content that is at 0.08 percent, which is the legal limit. However, checkpoints aren’t going to do anything to catch these offenders because officers aren’t able to see these offenders in action when they’re stopped at a checkpoint."

http://www.dc-dui-lawyer.com/washingt...

Patrols are in fact more effective as truly dangerous drivers can be picked out when they are actually driving their car.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandt...

http://www.cdc.gov/MotorVehicleSafety...

I prefer to listen to scientists insted of lawyers.

I prefer not to be stopped unconstitutionally by the Federal Department of Homeland Security. I wish that was mentioned in the article because:

"12 law enforcement agencies participate"

is a little vague..

However I know the Dept. of Homeland Security will be there.

And I hope you don't use the CDC for your health information, they'll probably turn you into a zombie or something some day.

I wonder who chooses the checkpoint locations? For instance, would you put it right outside the Bacara after a hootenanny, or would you throw it in old town Goleta? Or in Monticeito, or on the east side? Hmmm something smells funny in Denmark.

Nope loonpt Dept of Homeland is not involved

http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?...

And the checkpoints were ruled constitutional by the supreme court, read the links before you post. Even the dui lawyers say they are legal here

http://www.duicheckpoints.net/areduic...

Yes....better to do nothing about the drunk drivers....let them kill a few more people.
Good luck SantaBarbara.

Hey zuma7, I am wondering which commenter in this thread you are referring to when you say 'do nothing about the drunk drivers'? Was there somebody who commented and said that nothing should be done about drunk drivers and that comment was deleted by the staff? Or are you imagining a post in your head that does not exist?

Surely you couldn't have referred to my posts which specifically stated that "Patrols are in fact more effective [than checkpoints] as truly dangerous drivers can be picked out when they are actually driving their car."

I went through a DUI checkpoint last night in Lompoc. The cop told me they busted a guy with a 0.27 blood alcohol content.

I just hope they don't shoot anyone.