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Bob Keefer: Virginia DWI DUI & Drunk Driving Lawyer representing people charged in Virginia with DWI DUI & Drunk Driving
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Bob Keefer: Virginia DWI DUI & Drunk Driving Lawyer representing people charged in Virginia with DWI DUI & Drunk Driving
- Bloodshot eyes are no longer considered to be a clue of impairment by alcohol. There are just too many other causes in the normal environment. See attachment E. page 10 of the NHTSA publication: "The Detection of DWI at BACs Below 0.10."
- Attached is a 2003 study called “Nystagmus Testing in Intoxicated Individuals”. Page 2, paragraph 6 reads: “Virtually all normal individuals can make smooth pursuit eye movements to track targets up to 30deg/sec…. If a target moves too quickly for the smooth pursuit system to track accurately, brief catch-up saccades will be interposed……and the eyes will been seen to jerk as they follow the stimulus.”
Q: What do police officers look for when searching for drunk drivers on the highways?
A: The following is a list of symptoms in descending order of probability that the person observed is driving while intoxicated. The list is based upon research conducted by the National Highway Traffic Administration:
- Turning With a Wide Radius
- Straddling Center of Lane Marker.
- "Appearing to be Drunk"
- Almost Striking Object or Vehicle
- Weaving
- Driving on Other Than Designated Highway
- Swerving
- Speed More Than 10 mph Below Limit
- Stopping Without Cause in Traffic Lane
- Following Too Closely
- Drifting
- Tires on Center or Lane Marker
- Braking Erratically
- Driving into Opposing or Crossing Traffic
- Signaling Inconsistent with Driving Actions
- Slow Response to Traffic Signals
- Stopping Inappropriately (Other Than in Lane)
- Turning Abruptly or Illegally
- Accelerating or Decelerating Rapidly
- Headlights Off
- Speeding, incidentally, is not a symptom of DUI; because of quicker judgment and reflexes, it may indicate sobriety.
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