Road Sobriety Checkpoints Starting On Dec 24
According to the Official Notices, the police will be conducting road sobriety checkpoints over the Christmas and New Year holiday season, with the checkpoints set to take place in all nine parishes; St. George’s, Hamilton, Smith’s, Devonshire, Pembroke, Paget, Warwick, Southampton and Sandys.
The full Road Sobriety Checkpoint Notice follows below [PDF here]:
How dumb is this.
Seriously.
They left out St. Davids…………………………………….Bawahahaaaa.
It’s nice that every so often the police come out and actually enforce the law.
Hilarious! Only in Bermuda police have to give notification that they will be doing sobriety roadblocks. I know, police don’t make the laws. They have to abide by them.
What fools enacted these laws hampering the police from doing what they are supposed to do, spot chcks anytime, anywhere?
Advance notices are required in the USA for such checkpoints with signage before the checkpoint.
However, the most interesting response drivers in videos give to such checkpoints is, “I don’t answer questions,” which is a perfectly lawful response.
Officer: Where are you coming from?
Driver: I don’t answer questions.
Officer: Have you had anything to drink?
Driver: I don’t answer questions.
Officer: Where are you going?
Driver: I don’t answer questions.
Justia – DUI Checkpoints & Legal Requirements
Sobriety checkpoints, also called DUI checkpoints, are temporary roadblocks that law enforcement officers use to screen motorists for drunk driving-related offenses. Thirty-eight states in the country utilize sobriety checkpoints, while twelve states do not. Some states prohibit the use of sobriety checkpoints, including Texas. For states that permit the practice, the legal basis for a DUI checkpoint is typically grounded in the federal constitution in addition to the state constitution. Certain states, like Hawaii and North Carolina, have enacted statutes that explicitly provide for DUI checkpoints.
Execution of DUI Checkpoints
Generally, DUI checkpoints must be:
Planned by supervising law enforcement officials
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Neutral toward drivers
Sufficiently safe
Clearly associated with police authority
Subject to reasonable time limits
Efficient in detaining drivers