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Originally Posted by phisherman

i agree, drunk drivers shouldn't be on the road, but don't you think it infringes on the rights of, well, pretty much everyone when the police back up traffic for miles and test everyone?

i know i'm not an expert on it, but when i look at the numbers of DUI's being handed out, i start to think that saturation patrols are the answer, not checkpoints.

can't help it, but it kind of irritates me when i see 30-40 cops, all being paid massive OT, to stage a 4-5 hour checkpoint and they'll get 2-3 people.

sorry, but thousands of dollars aren't worth it to get another couple hundred bucks in the municipal coffers.

How busy is traffic there at 1AM? Any DUI checkpoint here has been done late enough that it's basically only the barhoppers and late night movie goers.