Breath tests for alcohol have fallen by a quarter

Breath tests for alcohol have fallen by a quarter over five years, figures show, as campaigners warn that drunk drivers are getting away with it.

Experts said a hard core of drink drivers had not responded to efforts to make it socially unacceptable leading to a stalling in the number of people killed on the roads.

John Scruby, former police traffic officer and campaigner against drinking and driving, said that a certain type of offender would continue to drink and drive unless the law was better enforced.

"With the education that we do, they're aware that drink driving is something they shouldn't be doing," he said.

"It's the same with mobile phones or anything - certain people think they've become immune to it, but they haven't."

 Christmas is a peak time for drink-drive offences. Last week police revealed that during last year's crackdown they stopped more than 100,000 vehicles, with 5,698 breath tests that were positive, failed or refused.

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Man Arrested For Refusing Sobriety Test Gets $70,000

Falling asleep at the wheel could be very dangerous, for both the driver and any unfortunate passengers or pedestrians nearby; the degradation of one’s mental state could be comparable to the effects of alcohol, and being tired could even cause you to fail a field sobriety test, should you agree to take it. (USA)

Used by police officers to enforce DUI laws, roadside sobriety tests are oftern used before Breathalyzer tests. These tests judge your balance, physical ability and attention level. Some police officers have demanded such strange “performances” as reciting the alphabet… backwards. Try doing that anyway!. I suspect the cops get a kick out of it, regardless of your mental state.

Knowing your rights can really help you avoid becoming “entertainment”. One man who knew his rights refused to take part in a field sobriety test or any of the officer’s further demands, as the officer began to claim that the man was required to follow his commands by law. This resulted in his unconstitutional arrest, based only on the fact that he had “blood-shot eyes”.

The man in the video has been awarded $70,000 two years on for the false arrest

When the man was taken to jail he was forced to take a blood test which proved he was just exhausted

Please note that commonsense dictates that you should just take a quick nap on the roadside if you are tired

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