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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Because you can still be impaired, but not drunk. For example if you’re swerving all over the road, you might not be drunk, but might be having a stroke or eyesight issues or be on drugs or something, which is something that a breathalyzer doesn’t cover. Also, if the test comes back negative, that’s good news for the defense, whereas the officer saying “he was stumbling all over the place” is harder for a defense to refute.
Also, some states forbid breathalyzer tests because they think them unreliable (e.g. Kentucky)
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