The DUI Hokey Pokey - Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
Click here to read an article on the reliability of roadside field sobriety testing. It is from the Washington Post.
To truly understand why these tests are unreliable, you need to read and understand the validation studies that the tests are based on. They are not perfect. In fact they are barely 50/50. What the officer observes and the causes of it is always up for debate. Throw in the fact that many times the police officer is predisposed to finding someone to be intoxicated anyway and that makes for a scary combination.
I think the public is beginning to understand this and that is why there are so many more “refusal” cases than there were 5 years ago.
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