Why does the USA do ‘sobriety field tests’ for suspected DUIs?

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When other countries (notably Europe) use roadside ‘Breathalyzer’ test machines? It seems a high-functioning drunk could get away with DUI in the US, when they wouldn’t in France or the UK?

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The US constitution says that police officers need a reason to search the body or property of a person, if the police officer suspects you of being drunk while driving before searching your body for alcohol they need some clue, not a proof but something subjective anyway, the field sobriety test is designed to provide that, its point is to confuse you and make you fail, when you eventually fail they can breath test you.

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