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Roving patrols work, not stationary ones

05/21/08 · 4:21 pm :: posted by editor Link to Post Email to a Friend

To the Editor:

The sobriety checkpoint planned for Cape Cod on Memorial Day will serve to funnel limited state and federal grant money away from measures that have proven to be most effective in combating drunk driving (“Memorial Day Weekend sobriety checkpoint on Cape Cod,” May 20).

Because they are highly visible by design and publicized in advance, roadblocks are all too easily avoided by the chronic alcohol abusers who comprise the core of today's drunk driving problem.

Conversely, the number of DUI arrests made by roving patrol programs is nearly 10 times the average number of DUIs made by checkpoint programs, according to testimony by a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation official.

By focusing scarce law enforcement resources on roadblocks, the State Police will strip Massachusetts’ roadways of their most valuable tool for catching drunk drivers. Cape Cod residents and taxpayers would benefit from employing the most effective tactics to catch drunk drivers: roving police patrols.

Sincerely,

 

Sarah Longwell
Managing Director
American Beverage Institute
1090 Vermont Avenue NW, #800
Washington, DC 20005
202-463-7110

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05/21/08 @ 6:06 pm
marcopolo [Member] writes:
How about some tough laws like the countries:

El Salvador
Your first offense is your last---execution by firing squad

England
One year suspension and a $250.00 fine and jail for one year

Russia
License revoked for life
Turkey
Drunk drivers are taken 20 miles outside of town by police and are forced to walk back under escort
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05/21/08 @ 8:32 pm
karent [Member] writes:
how about something a bit easier and require the courts to actually sentence people to what the law says. No more expensive lawyers to get you out of a charge. You drink and drive and are found drunk, you pay the penalty. Period
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05/22/08 @ 1:35 pm
Monponsett [Member] writes:
Put them in Tavern parking lots.
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05/23/08 @ 9:10 am
Opinionator [Member] writes:
Why would the manager of a beverage institute send letters like this all over the country? They are against road blocks? They want the police to work harder to catch people? I don't really get it.
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