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Field Sobriety Testing - Law Firm Peter J. Peaquin Attorneys Seattle, Washington 720 3rd Avenue Suite 2015 Seattle, Washington 98104 phone: 206-633-3000 fax: 206-467-3152 click here to email us Field Sobriety Testing THE ROADSIDE TESTS ARE VOLUNTARY AND SHOULD BE REFUSED Want to help the police officer build a DUI case against you? If so, take their tests in ignorance. Want the real truth? Then protect yourself and read on. "Field sobriety testing" (or FSTs) as practiced on the city streets and highways of Washington State is not an effective indication of a persons level of intoxication. There are no conclusive studies linking the results of any field test to legal intoxication. The best studies show less than an 80% rate of accuracy. Only three of the tests available to officers have been given any shroud of "scientific" legitimacy by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). These tests are: The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test The Walk and Turn Test The One Leg Stand Test All other tests are not validated in any official way. In fact, many of the tests involve closing your eyes and balancing. Without a visual frame of reference, no "balance" test can honestly claim to measure sobriety or intoxication. Therefore, tests such as the Finger to Nose Test, and the Rhomberg Balance Test should be avoided. Other tests, such as counting or saying the ABCs backwards, counting ones fingers, or playing "pattycake" have no correlation whatsoever to ones ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Officers regularly testify that FSTs are gauged to measure "divided attention." For instance, when you drive, you must divide your attention between several tasks, such as steering, breaking, navigating and signaling. The theory is that alcohol impair one's ability to divide attention. You have the absolute right to refuse to submit to field sobriety testing. If you decide to take the tests, the officer cast his/her own interpretation of your performance on your case. Keep in mind that the officer is already investigating you for DUI, and in all likelihood will arrest you even if you take the FSTs. THE DRAWBACKS OF REFUSING THE TESTS: Contrary to common misunderstanding, refusing the submit to field testing will not result in the suspension of your driving privileges (unless you are on probation and/or have another case pending in which a Judge has ordered you not to refuse to take the tests). The biggest drawback of refusing these tests is that the prosecutor will argue that you refused out of a "consciousness of guilt." The prosecutor will try to make the Jury believe that you didn't take the tests because you knew you were drunk and would fail them. The other major drawback is that the officer will probably arrest you right away. Usually, this just speeds up the inevitable. The officer might also threaten that if you don't take the tests, you will be booked into jail. If threatened, generally it is okay to do them, just let the officer know that you are cooperating out of respect for him/her and politeness, and that you are doing so under protest. That way, your DUI attorney can later make a motion to suppress the tests because they lacked your voluntary consent. CONCLUSION: As a general rule subject to very few exceptions, I recommend that you politely refuse to take the tests. If you have been accused of Driving Under the Influence, DUI, in Western Washington, including King County and the Cities of Seattle, WA, and Bellevue, Snohomish County and the City of Everett, and Pierce County and the City of Tacoma, please contact us today for a free consultation . Disclaimer: The information contained in these pages is to educate; therefore, nothing in these pages should be relied on as legal advice. Consult a qualified DUI defense attorney. Additional disclaimer information. Home | Firm Overview | Client Comments | FAQs | Practice Areas | Contact Us | Free Consultation 30-day Deadline | Preserve Your Rights | License Hearing | DUI Penalties | DUI Law | DUI Court Process | 10 Tips Newsletter | Latest Legal News | Directions | Disclaimer | Site Map

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Yes No Q 2: Did you admit to driving? Yes No Q 3: Did you have a valid license at the time of this incident? Yes No Q 4: Was there an accident? Yes No Q 5: Did you have valid insurance at the time of this incident? Yes No Q 6: Was there anything mechanically wrong with your vehicle? Yes No Q 7: Did the officer have a valid and legal reason for stopping you or contacting you in or around your vehicle? Yes No Q 8: Was there any delay in responding to the lights or siren? Yes No Q 9: Any difficulty parking the vehicle when being pulled over? Yes No Q10: Any difficulty in producing your driver's license or registration? Yes No Q11: Did you admit to drinking or doing any drugs? Yes No Q12: Did you take any field sobriety tests (balance or coordination tests, such as standing on one foot, etc.) before being handcuffed? Yes No Q13: Have you ever suffered any injury...? Yes No Q14: Did you tell the officer that you have suffered injury involving your feet, ankles, knees, or back? 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Crime Drunk Driving in the Yahoo! Directory Search: the Web | the Directory | this category Crime > Drunk Driving Email this page Suggest a Site Advanced Search Directory > Society and Culture > Crime > Types of Crime > Drunk Driving CATEGORIES Breath Alcohol Testing Shopping and Services@ Memorials (16) Organizations (27) SITE LISTINGS By Popularity | Alphabetical ( What's This? ) Sites 1 - 17 of 17 Intervention Instruction Inc. - Devoted to helping underage drinkers learn about the consequences of drinking and driving in a Virtual Party format. Impaired Driving Fact Sheet - overview of drunk driving facts including stats, risk factors, and prevention strategies. Drinking and Driving - Identifies ways to reduce drunk driving problems such as accidents, injuries and deaths; also ways to increase personal highway safety. Consequences of Drunk Driving...A True Story - Account by someone involved in a fatal accident. Includes teen-parent contract, articles, and more. Just One Night - Companion site to the PBS program includes facts about drinking and driving, state laws, educational resources, and a court facilitator's guide. How Breathalyzers Work - Examines the scientific principles and technology behind breath alcohol testing devices. People Affected by Drunk Driving (PADD) - Webring of people affected by drunk driving and want to begin healing. Driving While Intoxicated - DWI is wrong. However, lowering the BAC level does nothing to address the real problem. DUI FYI - information on DUI laws and punishments for driving under the influence. Also features drunk driving facts and info on how to find a DUI lawyer. Poems Against Drunk Driving Ring - Collection of poems that encourage people to drive sober. Alcohol Consumption Among Drunken Drivers - Doctoral thesis studying the biological markers of excessive drinking in arrested drivers. Poems Against Impaired Driving - Poems that remember victims of drunk driving crashes. Student Lifeline - Offers free emergency taxi rides for students nationwide. Available to all schools and municipalities. Drunk Driving Offences - provides information about drinking and driving. Tipsy Taxi Program - Provides information on how to set up an alternative to drunk driving programs in your area. DWI Laws 'n Lawyers - offers information on finding a good DUI and DWI lawyer, as well as facts and myths about drinking. Total DUI - find information on DUI and DWI laws by state. More Yahoo! Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids Yahoo! Picks: Society and Culture Crime > Drunk Driving Email this page Suggest a Site Advanced Search Directory > Society and Culture > Crime > Types of Crime > Drunk Driving Search: the Web | the Directory | this category

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Test Blood Alcohol Level (BAL) Calculator Warning!!! These calculators provide an estimate of your BAL based onpopulation averages and they may not be able to calculate yourBAL at any specific time. We do not recommend that you risk yourdriver's license or your life and the lives of others by usingthem to determine your fitness to drive a car or perform any other task. Simple Widmark Method. You can provide your ownWidmark Constant if you like, but if you don't, we assume .75 formales and .66 for females. The drinker Typicalwoman,Widmark constant = 0.66 Typical man,Widmark constant = 0.75 Other Widmarkconstant Weight in kg or in pounds (fill either blank) The drinks Typical Canadian beer -- 12 oz, 5 % alcohol by volume Typical Lite beer -- 12 oz, 4 % alcohol by volume Typical American beer -- 12 oz, 4.4 % alcohol by volume Typical liquor, 80-proof, by the ounce-and-a-quarter shot. Typical liquor, 80-proof, by the ounce. Wine -- 2.5 oz, 12 % alcohol by volume The drinking How many drinks? How much time in minutes between starting each drink? to get back to this page simply click the "Back" arrow on your browser. More complicated method. This method is similar tothe Widmark method above, but provides a more accurate estimationof body water based on weight, height and, in males, age. The drinker Woman Man Weight in kg or in pounds (fill either blank) Height in cm or else in feet and inches For men, age in years Estimate of alcohol metabolism rate, in mg / 100 ml blood / hour: 10 mg/100 ml blood per hour (slow) 15 mg/100 ml blood per hour (average) 20 mg/100 ml blood per hour (fast) The drinks Typical Canadian beer -- 12 oz, 5 % alcohol by volume Typical Lite beer -- 12 oz, 4 % alcohol by volume Typical American beer -- 12 oz, 4.4 % alcohol by volume Typical liquor, 80-proof, by the ounce-and-a-quarter shot. Typical liquor, 80-proof, by the ounce. Wine -- 2.5 oz, 12 % alcohol by volume The drinking How many drinks? How much time in minutes between starting each drink? References and details of calculation . Tutorial on calculating blood alcohol levels. Acknowledgments . Find out more about thePsychology Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland. HMS Beagle's Web Pick of the Day , March 12-ish, 1998. This page is http://dogsbody.psych.mun.ca/Tools/BAL/ A. Earle, 1997. (coding) W. A. McKim, 1997. (text)

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