06-21-2018, 02:06 PM
(06-21-2018, 12:49 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: What I love is that almost every DUI report I've seen included "glassy eyes, slurred speech and odor of alcohol".
It's almost as if police are trained to list those things if they suspect a DUI.
I mean, not every drunk sounds like Otis from the Andy Griffith show. Not every drunk has glassy eyes and reeks of alcohol.
Sometimes they smell like White Castle and mints.
Depending on the level of BAC, you'd be surprised, which is why HGN is the standard for detecting the .08-.11 guys. Only a roadside PBT is better...
They say those things because that's what they see with intoxicated drivers. And if they are eating White Castles and mints, they will smell like White Castles and mints and reek of alcohol.... all the "light a cigarette, pop a mint crap really doesn't work.