Cheryl JDUI
July 31st 2006 03:53
In some areas of the United States they do not rely on breathalysers alone to determine if someone is too drunk to drive as they believe that breathing into a "preliminary alcohol screening device" is not effective enough for determining the level of impairment.
Instead they use a "Field Sobriety Test" or FST, where an officer who has pulled a car over due to erratic driving will apply a number of coordination or mental tests to try and catch the offender out. These tests are recorded by the camera mounted in the police car, as are most police activities in the US.
Below is one of the funniest "Driving Under the Influence" or DUI arrests you will ever see.
Below is another example, taken from BBC Scotland.
I'm not convinced that FST's are that effective either. A study at Clemson University had 14 police officers view a video tape of individuals performing six common Field Sobriety Tests. Unknown to the police officers all of the individuals hadn't had anything to drink. Despite this, they decided that 46% of the individuals were "too drunk to drive".
Instead they use a "Field Sobriety Test" or FST, where an officer who has pulled a car over due to erratic driving will apply a number of coordination or mental tests to try and catch the offender out. These tests are recorded by the camera mounted in the police car, as are most police activities in the US.
Below is one of the funniest "Driving Under the Influence" or DUI arrests you will ever see.
Below is another example, taken from BBC Scotland.
I'm not convinced that FST's are that effective either. A study at Clemson University had 14 police officers view a video tape of individuals performing six common Field Sobriety Tests. Unknown to the police officers all of the individuals hadn't had anything to drink. Despite this, they decided that 46% of the individuals were "too drunk to drive".
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