How to avoid a DUI

33 comments

• shailynn

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  8 years ago

  If this is something you normally do - I would also recommend buying a higher end breathalyzer that taps into your smartphone. They run about $90 at Best Buy. Whole heck of a lot cheaper than a DUI.
• twentyfive

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  8 years ago

  Quick question JS is the firearm ok in a lockbox, if its in the trunk ?
• JohnSmith69

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  8 years ago

  If alcohol is your drug, and if you are a serious drinker, then yes get a breathalyzer. But that should be in addition to, not instead of, the field sobriety test. You can be arrested for DUI if you fail a field sobriety test even if the breathalyzer shows you under the limit. I also would not fully trust your breathalyzer to have the identical results to the ones that a cop would use.
• rockstar666

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  8 years ago

  The way to not get pulled over is to be invisible. That means look like every other car: stay in your lane, stop at red lights, go the speed limit or no more than 5 over. If you do these simple things you're just another car on the road. If you CAN'T do these things you shouldn't be driving.
• mikeya02

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  8 years ago

  I noticed on COPS that there are different field tests in different parts of the country. Some of them are ridiculous.
• JohnSmith69

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  8 years ago

  25, it depends upon the law of the state that you are in. But cops everywhere have a lot of discretion in these cases. I wouldn't risk it.
• GACA

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  8 years ago

  Thanks
• bvino

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  8 years ago

  Last time I saw that behavior in the men's room at a strip club I thought it was a mating dance. Thanks for the clarification. I haven't risked this behavior since I was seventeen.
• twentyfive

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  8 years ago

  Thanks JS I will certainly take that under advisement
• shailynn

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  8 years ago

  Use your blinker! I know several people who were at a stop light, all traffic in their lane turns right, but they didn't use their turn signal which was the excuse the police needed to pull them over.
• JohnSmith69

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  8 years ago

  Rockstar, I agree with what you say to a degree although you have to consider random check points. They will catch you if you try to avoid them. The Supreme Court has been very liberal in what cops can do at a random check point. So you may get tested at a random stop even if your driving is stellar. As for driving invisible, you might be able to do this under the influence of weed. It hurts your brain but a high person who really concentrates can often do very well at somewhat complex tasks like driving. I don't recommend this but it's true. But alcohol is a totally different matter. If you are impaired by alcohol, you may well think that you are driving invisible when in fact you're impairment is obvious to others. If you genuinely pass a self imposed field sobriety test then you will almost certainly be fine.
• JohnSmith69

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  8 years ago

  Just pass the three basic tests that mentiined and you will likely pass any others as well.
• jackslash

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  8 years ago

  Uber or Lyft.
• crsm27

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  8 years ago

  Here is the new test that cops use. This is for everything to see if you are impaired. It is the eye test. Now JS you will need a partner to do it. But this is how it goes.... The officer tells you to look straight ahead. Then they will instruct you to look at a pen, finger or something they are holding up. Then they will tell you to follow it with just your eyes and not move your head. If you move your head they will tell you to start over. If you keep failing to not move your head.... you are hammered. But if you can not move your head they will watch your eyes.... at about a 45 degree angle your eyes will twitch if you are under the influence. Now with alcohol you will be at about a .1 BAC for this to occur. If you don't believe me.... Try it out sometime. do it when you are sober with someone... then the next time you have been drinking or someone has been drinking.
• Subraman

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  8 years ago

  I am guessing you guys have seriously looked into other forms of transportation? For 20 years I drove to and from the strip club, for no other reason than I was too lazy to look for other ways of doing it, and I made up excuses about wanting relatively more freedom of schedule, etc. But really, switching to a no-driving policy involved almost no compromises whatsoever. The train runs every hour during the slowest periods, and as often as every 10 minutes during high volume periods. Between taxis, uber, and lyft, I never have to wait more than 5 minutes to get picked up ... which really isn't any more time than it would take me to walk to a parking lot, pay, wait for the parking attendant to bring my car. I realize this just plain isn't an option for many of you, who SC in less urban areas. But I'd bet anything it's an option for a whole lot of people who are driving. It is awesome, the train is relaxing plus I can get some work done or read tuscl :), and I'm not putting anyone's health at risk.
• Tiredtraveler

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  8 years ago

  Best way to avoid a dui while clubbing is to not drink... It is also the best way to not spend to much money.
• thaJuicelayer

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  8 years ago

  Best way to avoid a DUI is to not be a stupid piece of shit and have consideration for others around you
• twentyfive

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  8 years ago

  Subra down here in S Florida unless you are in Miami metro area or downtown areas in ft lauderdale & WPB it's rough public transportation is nearly non existent Uber & Lyft aren't always available, taxi cabs are unreliable and expensive from my home to the airport ends up costing 90-125 depending on whether the livery co has someone available as a result I have been clubbing near my home and never having any drinks other than beer never more than 2 an hour. My personal preference would be scotch but I only indulge when I go with a buddy. That's the way it is in many parts of the country
• gammanu95

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  8 years ago

  @twentyfive: Must be unloaded and inaccessible to the driver, I.e. In the trunk. If you want to carry protection while you drive, get a concealed carry permit.
• gammanu95

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  8 years ago

  ^^Florida specific in Louisiaa, you can set a .50 Desert Eagle with a round in the pipe on your dashboard, and it is perfectly legal
• JohnSmith69

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  8 years ago

  27, that test is much harder to perform which is why I didn't mention it. Do it if you can but if you pass the 3 tests I mentioned you'll most likely pass any others. Obviously not driving is the ideal solution if you are going to partake, and that's often what I do. But it's sometimes not a practical alternative.
• JohnSmith69

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  8 years ago

  Legal advice on concealed carry laws is an entirely different subject. I know a lot about gun laws if anybody cares, but it doesn't fit this post. My only point here is that if you have consumed any meaningful amount of any mind altering drug, stay completely away from guns whether you are intoxicated or not.
• twentyfive

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  8 years ago

  To gammanu I have had a CCP for over 30 years now, l generally know the rules regarding alcohol and firearms usually if I enter a club I will lock my firearm in a lockbox in my auto but I have always had a suspicion that if you get detained by the police depending on the individuals officer that they might try to polish their brass by adding charges, even if later dropped that was the reason for my question.
• georgmicrodong

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  8 years ago

  You could always not drink before expecting to drive. Yeah, that's me being an asshole again.
• twentyfive

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  8 years ago

  No GMD you are not an asshole, you are right mostly about the fact no one has the right to put innocents at risk, I do agree with you, unfortunately the laws are draconian when it comes to this behavior I would be willing to bet there are very few who have not been guilty of this at one time or another, as such a first offense where no one was harmed deserves a break.
• SmithWV

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  8 years ago

  I usually stop drinking an hour to two hours before I leave and consume copious amounts of H2O and do scales before I head out. Since I was a kid I have played the piano. To be sure that my mind is sober enough to react, I run through the scales using both hands and whisper the notes as i go along.
• gawker

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  8 years ago

  JS69 - I drink very little and have not considered this as an issue for me. I live in a rural area 35 miles from my CF's apartment. She smokes weed voraciously and today's medical grade weed is so much stronger than I'm used to from 40+ years ago. I just take a couple of hits and I'm floating. I left her apartment recently and within 2 blocks knew I shouldn't be driving. Time & distance were really distorted. I pulled into a Burger King and stayed there two hours until I felt capable of safely driving. Your suggestion of self administering a field sobriety test makes sense. Thanks for the advice.
• gawker

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  8 years ago

  And by the way, I love fucking her while high on weed. The sensations are magnified. I was eating her pussy recently when she asked, do you mind if I smoke while you eat me? I love to watch you lick me while I lay back and smoke. Am I just another sex object?
• sharkhunter

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  8 years ago

  I can do those field sobriety tests a whole lot easier after a few beers than without. I've said the same thing about getting the high scores on some arcade video games in the bars. I scored better and got high scores after drinking a few beers. I did a lot better than without any alcohol. I did get worse rapidly after more than a few. I read a study that agreed with my experience that at least with some people, a little bit of alcohol can act as a stimulant. If you can't stand on one leg or touch your nose, I hope you aren't driving. What I hate sometimes are pushy waitresses if they see you not drinking for a whole hour or two saying these tables are reserved for drinking customers. Well that was just one time years ago.
• NinaBambina

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  8 years ago

  I've never gotten a DUI or had to take a field sobriety test, but I worry that I would fail a field sobriety test even while sober. If I know my BAC is nowhere near the legal limit, I would refuse the field sobriety test and just ask for the breathalyzer which is completely legal. Now here in MI officer's can give you DUI/OWI at their own discretion, even if you blow under a .08 (the legal limit). This mostly applies to people who blow a .06-.07 range, especially after failing a field sobriety test. However, if you are in the .04 range and below, and either pass or decline a field sobriety test, as long as you have a good lawyer the case could easily get dismissed. Field sobrierty tests are just tools for incrimination IMO. Many cops issue a breathalyzer even after people pass field sobriety tests. It's BS.
• NinaBambina

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  8 years ago

  Officers*
• NinaBambina

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  8 years ago

  The best way to avoid a DUI is to not drink and drive. Getting a high-quality breathalyzer is smart for those who do plan on having a few drinks. I always said I would NEVER, EVER drink and drive. Then one night, almost a year ago, I had a few too many drinks at work. I figured a Detroit cop won't give me a DUI; so instead of driving home to the suburb in which I live, I decided to drive to my mom's that night since she lives in Detroit. I made it about a mile before crashing and seeing my airbag covered in blood in front of me. Seconds later I saw flashing lights - the cops were behind me. I got out of the car, they asked if I needed EMS, I declined. They asked where I was coming from and if I had been drinking and I was honest with them and asked them to please not give me a DUI. They asked for my license, registration, insurance, which I provided. They ran my info and I once again asked, in tears, for them not to give me a DUI. They said they called a tow to take my car to impound and called me a cab to take me to my mom's house. No DUI, no tickets. So while I was right, the Detroit cops didn't give me a DUI, I totalled my beautiful car and couldn't work for a week because my face was awful. For a good 10 days my lips looked like I had gotten botox.
• motorhead

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  8 years ago

  Thanks John for the long post. It could be said much simplier -- just don't drink and drive. I've said it a million times before. I can drink a beer at home. I can't see young naked women at home. Strip clubs do not mean you must drink.