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Jim November 25th 09 01:00 PM

DUI Texas style
 





DUI - TEXAS STYLE

Only a person in Texas could think of this.

From the county where drunk driving is considered a sport,
comes this true story.
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in
Austin , Texas after last call the officer noticed a man
leaving the bar so apparently intoxicated that he could
barely walk.

The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes,
with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed
an eternity in which he tried his keys on five different
vehicles, the man managed to find his car and fall into it.

He sat there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons
left the bar and drove off.

Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and
off--it was a fine, dry summer night--, flicked the blinkers
on and off a couple of times, honked the horn and then
switched on the lights.

He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a
little and then remained still for a few more minutes as
some more of the other patrons' vehicles left.

At last, when his was the only car left in the parking lot,
he pulled out and drove slowly down the road.

The police officer, having waited patiently all this time,
now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights,
promptly pulled the man over and administered a breathalyzer
test.

To his am amazement, the breathalyzer indicated no evidence
that the man had consumed any alcohol at all!

Dumbfounded, the officer said, I'll have to ask you to
accompany me to the police station. This breathalyzer
equipment must be broken.'

'I doubt it,' said the truly proud Redneck. Tonight
I'm the 'designated decoy.'






John H[_11_] November 25th 09 01:42 PM

DUI Texas style
 
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:09 -0500, Jim wrote:






DUI - TEXAS STYLE

Only a person in Texas could think of this.

From the county where drunk driving is considered a sport,
comes this true story.
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in
Austin , Texas after last call the officer noticed a man
leaving the bar so apparently intoxicated that he could
barely walk.

The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes,
with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed
an eternity in which he tried his keys on five different
vehicles, the man managed to find his car and fall into it.

He sat there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons
left the bar and drove off.

Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and
off--it was a fine, dry summer night--, flicked the blinkers
on and off a couple of times, honked the horn and then
switched on the lights.

He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a
little and then remained still for a few more minutes as
some more of the other patrons' vehicles left.

At last, when his was the only car left in the parking lot,
he pulled out and drove slowly down the road.

The police officer, having waited patiently all this time,
now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights,
promptly pulled the man over and administered a breathalyzer
test.

To his am amazement, the breathalyzer indicated no evidence
that the man had consumed any alcohol at all!

Dumbfounded, the officer said, I'll have to ask you to
accompany me to the police station. This breathalyzer
equipment must be broken.'

'I doubt it,' said the truly proud Redneck. Tonight
I'm the 'designated decoy.'


LOL!
--

John H

Tim November 25th 09 01:45 PM

DUI Texas style
 


That WAS funny!

now I'm waiting for the analysts to show up...
HA!

John H[_11_] November 25th 09 02:02 PM

DUI Texas style
 
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:45:29 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:



That WAS funny!

now I'm waiting for the analysts to show up...
HA!


Good morning, Tim. Your crap weather is keeping me off the golf course
once more. My wife loves it, 'cause now I can help her hang pictures
on the newly painted walls.
--

John H

Wayne.B November 25th 09 06:37 PM

DUI Texas style
 
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:45:29 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:



That WAS funny!

now I'm waiting for the analysts to show up...
HA!


OK, I'll give it a try. Good story but in most states, if not all,
the cops do not have to wait for you to start the car and drive off.
If you are sitting in it and have the keys that is sufficient for a
DUI/DWI bust.


BAR[_2_] November 26th 09 03:23 AM

DUI Texas style
 
In article ,
says...

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:45:29 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:



That WAS funny!

now I'm waiting for the analysts to show up...
HA!


OK, I'll give it a try. Good story but in most states, if not all,
the cops do not have to wait for you to start the car and drive off.
If you are sitting in it and have the keys that is sufficient for a
DUI/DWI bust.


Is that for acting stupid or being stupid in your car. Can you be
arrested for stumbling and playing with the controls in your car?

Demand a breathalyzer and a blood test.

thunder November 26th 09 05:48 AM

DUI Texas style
 
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:23:43 -0500, BAR wrote:


OK, I'll give it a try. Good story but in most states, if not all,
the cops do not have to wait for you to start the car and drive off. If
you are sitting in it and have the keys that is sufficient for a
DUI/DWI bust.


Is that for acting stupid or being stupid in your car. Can you be
arrested for stumbling and playing with the controls in your car?

Demand a breathalyzer and a blood test.


Yeah, but there's probably some other law that could send you to the
pokey. Perhaps, interfering with a police investigation. Overall, I've
found it's best not to f' with cops.

BAR[_2_] November 26th 09 01:06 PM

DUI Texas style
 
In article ,
says...
Subject: DUI Texas style
From: thunder
Newsgroups: rec.boats

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:23:43 -0500, BAR wrote:


OK, I'll give it a try. Good story but in most states, if not all,
the cops do not have to wait for you to start the car and drive off. If
you are sitting in it and have the keys that is sufficient for a
DUI/DWI bust.


Is that for acting stupid or being stupid in your car. Can you be
arrested for stumbling and playing with the controls in your car?

Demand a breathalyzer and a blood test.


Yeah, but there's probably some other law that could send you to the
pokey. Perhaps, interfering with a police investigation. Overall, I've
found it's best not to f' with cops.


When I was younger I had some interaction with my State Troopers
(Virginia), mostly of the driving too fast kind. They didn't understand
that a pony likes to get out and run and where better to do it than on
the Interstate.

Several years later I moved to Maryland and I drove into Virginia often.
My truck at the time started its life, post delivery from Ford, to a
Virginia dealership and the Virginia dealership slapped on the Virginia
State Inspection sticker. I had Maryland tags and could care less about
the Virginia State Inspection sticker but, the Virginia State Troopers
did.

I was stopped several times by the Virgina State Troopers and they could
only ask me politely to remove the expired state inspection sticker on
the windshield. That truck was traded in for the new truck with the
Virginia State Inspection sticker still on the Windshield.

F'ing with the Virginia State Troopers was a sport for me at that time.


H the K[_4_] November 26th 09 01:37 PM

DUI Texas style
 
On 11/26/09 8:06 AM, BAR wrote:
In inet,
says...
Subject: DUI Texas style
From:
Newsgroups: rec.boats

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:23:43 -0500, BAR wrote:


OK, I'll give it a try. Good story but in most states, if not all,
the cops do not have to wait for you to start the car and drive off. If
you are sitting in it and have the keys that is sufficient for a
DUI/DWI bust.

Is that for acting stupid or being stupid in your car. Can you be
arrested for stumbling and playing with the controls in your car?

Demand a breathalyzer and a blood test.


Yeah, but there's probably some other law that could send you to the
pokey. Perhaps, interfering with a police investigation. Overall, I've
found it's best not to f' with cops.


When I was younger I had some interaction with my State Troopers
(Virginia), mostly of the driving too fast kind. They didn't understand
that a pony likes to get out and run and where better to do it than on
the Interstate.

Several years later I moved to Maryland and I drove into Virginia often.
My truck at the time started its life, post delivery from Ford, to a
Virginia dealership and the Virginia dealership slapped on the Virginia
State Inspection sticker. I had Maryland tags and could care less about
the Virginia State Inspection sticker but, the Virginia State Troopers
did.

I was stopped several times by the Virgina State Troopers and they could
only ask me politely to remove the expired state inspection sticker on
the windshield. That truck was traded in for the new truck with the
Virginia State Inspection sticker still on the Windshield.

F'ing with the Virginia State Troopers was a sport for me at that time.



Stupid is as stupid does...


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well, you are among the permanent members of my dumbfoch dumpster, and I
don't read the vomit you post, except by accident on occasion. As
always, have a nice, simple-minded day.

Eddie November 27th 09 05:08 AM

DUI Texas style
 
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:43:48 -0500, wrote:


The real problem is they can **** quiz you and you never know how your
meds will show up on one of these crude field tests. We had a 72 y/o
guy here who was arrested for failing a **** quiz and in the end he
was totally innocent. The gas spectrometer test came back negative 3
weeks later. In the mean time his car was towed and he had to arrange
for a ride home., Even the cops suspected he was OK , at least to he
point that they didn't hook him up, they just gave him a DUI ticket.
Don't count on that. You probably go in the tank.

I've never heard of a "DUI ticket" Well, at least in the three
departments I worked for.
Ok, here's something to ponder.
A couple nights ago I was watching a cop show on Tru TV and they were
showing a fellow who seemed to have had too many. He wasn't driving
but he had sat in the driver's side, enough PC to check him out. They
gave him a field breathalyzer test and it measured *.47* The cop
administering it was shocked and thought there was something wrong
with the tester. So he tried once more and again, .47. The guy was
obviously drunk but he was not falling down, or staggering, or showing
signs of a severe intoxication. They decided to take him to the
station and there he scored an astounding .45! The officer said
someone with that much BAC should be dead, or at the least in a coma.
And the subject was not a large person, but average weight and height.
Holy cow, I've never heard of a BAC that high. My highest as I said
once was .35, but the person was rather large. Ok, she was fat.
Eddie

Steve B November 27th 09 08:14 AM

DUI Texas style
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:45:29 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:



That WAS funny!

now I'm waiting for the analysts to show up...
HA!


OK, I'll give it a try. Good story but in most states, if not all,
the cops do not have to wait for you to start the car and drive off.
If you are sitting in it and have the keys that is sufficient for a
DUI/DWI bust.


So, if I get into my car at the bar after delivering some peanuts, I can be
busted for a DUI? Or, I'm waiting to pick up my kid at school?

Wouldn't there have to be a breath, field sobriety, or blood test, or sumpin
like that?

Last year, I had a medical reaction to new heart medications. I got
lightheaded, ran off the road, and struck a tree at 10 mph. Woke up
somewhat to an officer questioning me and having me do field sobriety tests,
although my head was all bloody from head injuries, and one eye swollen
shut. I blew two 0.00 breathalyzer tests, but was booked for DUI for
failing the field sobriety tests. Hard to stand on one foot when you have
had both knees operated on, and a broken back two years ago. Two blood
samples were taken, which came back showing NO drugs. I spent three days in
the hospital for head wounds and observation. I went to court, and the case
was dismissed. From what I heard, the cop was severely reamed, and I was
asked to sign a waiver of false arrest. Being the good citizen I am, and
wanting to harmoniously continue living in a very small town, I obliged, but
first stated my feelings to the judge, and the prosecutor who asked me to
sign the release.

Yes, as you say, cops can arrest you for most any reason. But charging a
person who exhibits "uncommon behavior" by summarily judging them to be
under the influence can be a career breaker. Especially with no
corroborating evidence. Would a person who walks a little erratically
because of balance problems, an artificial limb or who uses a cane qualify
for arrest for DUI?

Steve



Bill McKee November 28th 09 06:37 PM

DUI Texas style
 

wrote in message
...
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:08:29 -0800, Eddie
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:43:48 -0500, wrote:


The real problem is they can **** quiz you and you never know how your
meds will show up on one of these crude field tests. We had a 72 y/o
guy here who was arrested for failing a **** quiz and in the end he
was totally innocent. The gas spectrometer test came back negative 3
weeks later. In the mean time his car was towed and he had to arrange
for a ride home., Even the cops suspected he was OK , at least to he
point that they didn't hook him up, they just gave him a DUI ticket.
Don't count on that. You probably go in the tank.

I've never heard of a "DUI ticket" Well, at least in the three
departments I worked for.
Ok, here's something to ponder.


I suppose it was really released ROR but the effect was basically the
same as a ticket, he wasn't hooked up and taken in.
He was still charged with DUI and his car was impounded.

http://www.news-press.com/article200991102020


Most places you can get a DUI for drug impaired driving. So taking a
prescription drug, or over the counter drug can get you arrested also. What
the field sobriety tests are for.



Wayne.B November 29th 09 03:34 AM

DUI Texas style
 
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:14:02 -0500, wrote:

The problem with field sobriety tests are they are very subjective. It
is really just what the cop says it is and there is absolutely no
baseline for how the person performs sober.
I have some pretty nasty osteoarthritis in the big toe joints of both
feet, Standing on one foot is not easy for me at any time. The older a
person is, the more likely it is they will have a natural problem with
some of the agility tests the cops put you through.
This guy was in his 70s. Lets hope we are all agile enough to pass a
field sobriety test in our 70s, cold sober.
The other problem is the field urine test. It is far from accurate and
who knows how common meds (non-narcotic) will show up with a test
strip.


It's my understanding, perhaps incorrect, that some attorneys are
advising clients to refuse all field testing.


thunder November 29th 09 03:36 AM

DUI Texas style
 
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:14:02 -0500, gfretwell wrote:


The problem with field sobriety tests are they are very subjective. It
is really just what the cop says it is and there is absolutely no
baseline for how the person performs sober.


Just look where field sobriety tests are taken, along side the road, on
uneven pavement, cars flying by, and generally in the dark. The setup is
not conducive to anything but failure. I don't know if his run is still
intact, but there was a lawyer in Florida, who had never lost a DUI case,
mostly by blowing holes in the field sobriety tests. Still, win or lose
in court, it still costs $$$.

thunder November 29th 09 03:55 AM

DUI Texas style
 
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:34:46 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:


It's my understanding, perhaps incorrect, that some attorneys are
advising clients to refuse all field testing.


IANAL, but it's my understanding field sobriety tests are voluntary, at
least in most states. Also understand, by the time you are asked to take
a field sobriety test, the officer already suspects you are under the
influence. The tests only allow the officer to build up enough of a case
to arrest you.

Bill McKee November 29th 09 04:12 AM

DUI Texas style
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:14:02 -0500, wrote:

The problem with field sobriety tests are they are very subjective. It
is really just what the cop says it is and there is absolutely no
baseline for how the person performs sober.
I have some pretty nasty osteoarthritis in the big toe joints of both
feet, Standing on one foot is not easy for me at any time. The older a
person is, the more likely it is they will have a natural problem with
some of the agility tests the cops put you through.
This guy was in his 70s. Lets hope we are all agile enough to pass a
field sobriety test in our 70s, cold sober.
The other problem is the field urine test. It is far from accurate and
who knows how common meds (non-narcotic) will show up with a test
strip.


It's my understanding, perhaps incorrect, that some attorneys are
advising clients to refuse all field testing.


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a breathalyser
or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you apply for your
license.



I am Tosk November 29th 09 04:33 AM

DUI Texas style
 
In article ,
says...

On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:34:46 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:


It's my understanding, perhaps incorrect, that some attorneys are
advising clients to refuse all field testing.


IANAL, but it's my understanding field sobriety tests are voluntary, at
least in most states. Also understand, by the time you are asked to take
a field sobriety test, the officer already suspects you are under the
influence. The tests only allow the officer to build up enough of a case
to arrest you.


I think in CT if you turn down a field test, you are admitting guilt in
the eyes of the CT law. You are automatically guilty iirc.

thunder November 29th 09 04:35 AM

DUI Texas style
 
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:45 -0800, Bill McKee wrote:


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a
breathalyser or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you
apply for your license.


Yeah, but, not *field* tests.

"Any handheld breath alcohol test administered at roadside prior to
arrest is completely voluntary and should be politely declined."

From:

http://sandiegodwi.com/mandatory-dui...voluntary.html

Bill McKee November 29th 09 05:28 AM

DUI Texas style
 

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:45 -0800, Bill McKee wrote:


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a
breathalyser or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you
apply for your license.


Yeah, but, not *field* tests.

"Any handheld breath alcohol test administered at roadside prior to
arrest is completely voluntary and should be politely declined."

From:

http://sandiegodwi.com/mandatory-dui...voluntary.html


Interesting.



Wayne.B November 29th 09 11:46 AM

DUI Texas style
 
On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:42:46 -0500, wrote:

Don't answer any
questions, don't say anything else and don't try any of the tests.
It still amounts to a $2500-3000 fine tho, since that is about the
minimum a decent lawyer will charge.
That makes cab fare sound like a bargain doesn't it?


That's still reasonable compared to the life time cost of a DUI
conviction.


Don White November 29th 09 02:39 PM

DUI Texas style
 

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
m...

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:45 -0800, Bill McKee wrote:


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a
breathalyser or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you
apply for your license.


Yeah, but, not *field* tests.

"Any handheld breath alcohol test administered at roadside prior to
arrest is completely voluntary and should be politely declined."

From:

http://sandiegodwi.com/mandatory-dui...voluntary.html


Interesting.


So...from now on you pan to refuse Swill?



BAR[_2_] November 29th 09 02:51 PM

DUI Texas style
 
In article ,
says...

On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:14:02 -0500,
wrote:

The problem with field sobriety tests are they are very subjective. It
is really just what the cop says it is and there is absolutely no
baseline for how the person performs sober.
I have some pretty nasty osteoarthritis in the big toe joints of both
feet, Standing on one foot is not easy for me at any time. The older a
person is, the more likely it is they will have a natural problem with
some of the agility tests the cops put you through.
This guy was in his 70s. Lets hope we are all agile enough to pass a
field sobriety test in our 70s, cold sober.
The other problem is the field urine test. It is far from accurate and
who knows how common meds (non-narcotic) will show up with a test
strip.


It's my understanding, perhaps incorrect, that some attorneys are
advising clients to refuse all field testing.


This becomes a he said, she said situation. The attorney can argue
anything, tired, depressed, angry.... Without objective physical
evidence to the contrary the state can only rely upon the officer's
subjective analysis at the time and dashboard video if available.

Most states will suspend your license for a period of time for refusal
to submit to tests.

No, I am not an attorney.


H the K (I post with a Mac) November 29th 09 05:24 PM

DUI Texas style
 
BAR wrote:
In article ,
says...
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:14:02 -0500,
wrote:

The problem with field sobriety tests are they are very subjective. It
is really just what the cop says it is and there is absolutely no
baseline for how the person performs sober.
I have some pretty nasty osteoarthritis in the big toe joints of both
feet, Standing on one foot is not easy for me at any time. The older a
person is, the more likely it is they will have a natural problem with
some of the agility tests the cops put you through.
This guy was in his 70s. Lets hope we are all agile enough to pass a
field sobriety test in our 70s, cold sober.
The other problem is the field urine test. It is far from accurate and
who knows how common meds (non-narcotic) will show up with a test
strip.

It's my understanding, perhaps incorrect, that some attorneys are
advising clients to refuse all field testing.


This becomes a he said, she said situation. The attorney can argue
anything, tired, depressed, angry.... Without objective physical
evidence to the contrary the state can only rely upon the officer's
subjective analysis at the time and dashboard video if available.

Most states will suspend your license for a period of time for refusal
to submit to tests.

No, I am not an attorney.


Gee...what a surprise.


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If you are flajim, herring, loogy, GC boater, johnson, topbassdog, rob,
achmed the sock puppet, or one of a half dozen others, you're wasting
your time by trying to *communicate* with me through rec.boats, because,
well, you are among the permanent members of my dumbfoch dumpster, and I
don't read the vomit you post, except by accident on occasion. As
always, have a nice, simple-minded day.

Bill McKee November 29th 09 06:00 PM

DUI Texas style
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
m...

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:45 -0800, Bill McKee wrote:


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a
breathalyser or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you
apply for your license.

Yeah, but, not *field* tests.

"Any handheld breath alcohol test administered at roadside prior to
arrest is completely voluntary and should be politely declined."

From:

http://sandiegodwi.com/mandatory-dui...voluntary.html


Interesting.


So...from now on you pan to refuse Swill?


pan?



Don White November 29th 09 09:20 PM

DUI Texas style
 

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
m...

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
m...

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:45 -0800, Bill McKee wrote:


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a
breathalyser or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you
apply for your license.

Yeah, but, not *field* tests.

"Any handheld breath alcohol test administered at roadside prior to
arrest is completely voluntary and should be politely declined."

From:

http://sandiegodwi.com/mandatory-dui...voluntary.html

Interesting.


So...from now on you pan to refuse Swill?


pan?


make it plan.
Geeez... do I have to spell everything out for you?



Rob November 30th 09 01:33 AM

DUI Texas style
 
Don White wrote:
"Bill wrote in message
m...

"Don wrote in message
...

"Bill wrote in message
m...

wrote in message
t...
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:45 -0800, Bill McKee wrote:


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a
breathalyser or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you
apply for your license.

Yeah, but, not *field* tests.

"Any handheld breath alcohol test administered at roadside prior to
arrest is completely voluntary and should be politely declined."

From:

http://sandiegodwi.com/mandatory-dui...voluntary.html

Interesting.

So...from now on you pan to refuse Swill?


pan?


make it plan.
Geeez... do I have to spell everything out for you?



Just get it right the first time, dummy.

Rob

Bill McKee November 30th 09 04:49 AM

DUI Texas style
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
m...

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
m...

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:45 -0800, Bill McKee wrote:


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a
breathalyser or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you
apply for your license.

Yeah, but, not *field* tests.

"Any handheld breath alcohol test administered at roadside prior to
arrest is completely voluntary and should be politely declined."

From:

http://sandiegodwi.com/mandatory-dui...voluntary.html

Interesting.

So...from now on you pan to refuse Swill?


pan?


make it plan.
Geeez... do I have to spell everything out for you?


Nope, you can engage your brain if you have one before hitting send.



Vic Smith November 30th 09 05:21 AM

DUI Texas style
 
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:14:02 -0500, wrote:



The problem with field sobriety tests are they are very subjective. It
is really just what the cop says it is and there is absolutely no
baseline for how the person performs sober.
I have some pretty nasty osteoarthritis in the big toe joints of both
feet, Standing on one foot is not easy for me at any time. The older a
person is, the more likely it is they will have a natural problem with
some of the agility tests the cops put you through.


My BIL got pulled over 4 or 5 months ago. Turn signal violation while
coming home from a card game or horseshoes - not sure.
Only had a few beers over a couple hours, but the cops smelled it.
The guy rarely even drinks nowadays.
He didn't want to take a chance on a DUI, so he refused the breath
test. Commercial license or whatever they call it.
He's got a box haul-off business and was still driving most of the
hauls. Clean driving record.
Did the "field sobriety" sobriety test. Had a little trouble with
something because he'd recently had a knee operation.
But the judge dismissed the DUI charge after seeing the police tape.
License suspended for a year for refusing the breath test, but he's
driving his personal pickup after he put a "blow" device in it.
Won't start if it detects alcohol. But they won't allow it in work
tractors. So his son is doing the driving and he works the yard.
Reversed roles.
Wishes he had taken the breathalyzer, because he's since found a
first-time DUI just over the line might have gotten less of a penalty
than a year suspension. Lawyer told him this.
My sis told me this, so I won't swear by any of it, but it makes
sense.
Since they started cracking down on DUI some years ago, I won't
drive within an hour of a beer.
Especially if I was forced to drink a Michelob.
We don't go together well. Chemistry I guess. Gives me beer breath
for hours.

--Vic




I am Tosk November 30th 09 02:29 PM

DUI Texas style
 
In article ,
says...

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:45 -0800, Bill McKee wrote:


In California, you lose your license for a year for refusing a
breathalyser or BAC test. They say you agree to the tests when you
apply for your license.

Yeah, but, not *field* tests.

"Any handheld breath alcohol test administered at roadside prior to
arrest is completely voluntary and should be politely declined."

From:

http://sandiegodwi.com/mandatory-dui...voluntary.html

Interesting.

So...from now on you pan to refuse Swill?


pan?


make it plan.
Geeez... do I have to spell everything out for you?


Nope, you can engage your brain if you have one before hitting send.


It's so funny to see spell checker boy screw up almost every post.
Especially when he does it while correcting someone else. What a
dummy...


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