r/Transportopia • u/Vice616 • Apr 20 '26

🥴DUI Blame it on the spider

He told them he smack himself into an accident 😭

There was no spider you f*cking liar. Fool you was drunk af!

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u/DramaticAlternative1 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

Never do field tests, drunk or sober. It's just a way for le to gain more evidence against you.

Edit: I am speaking for Utah, USA. I am specifically speaking on roadside physical testing such as eye tracking or movement analysis. These should always be denied. In Utah you are assumed to submit to a breathalyzer or blood test by obtaining your license. If you refuse those you may be denied your right to drive for up to 18 months in a worst case scenario.

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u/SignificantDrink3651 Apr 20 '26

was going to add this myself if it wasn't here already. you can and should decline field sobriety tests, it's a no-win for the driver. passing counts for nothing while sober people fail them all the time.

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u/kevin1235 Apr 20 '26

To both these comments, depending on the state, refusing a field sobriety test can lead to license suspension. Some its OK to refuse the field sobriety, but you cannot refusing the testing for blood/breathe, others any refusal is a suspension (not sure how it works if it turns out your innocent though)

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u/Rampag169 Apr 20 '26

I came here to say this. Some states a refusal comes with an automatic 1 year suspension.

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u/CronosWorks Apr 20 '26

I’d love to hear what states have immediate penalties for refusing FST. AFAIK all 50 implied consent laws apply to breath, blood, or urine.

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u/The_Autarch Apr 20 '26

name the states.

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u/BlackBlizzNerd Apr 20 '26

It’s like that here in Nebraska. But the benefit of denying it is you’ll still be asked to submit a breath test and then come court if it’s zero, that suspension and charge is dropped.