Another thing people don't realize.
You don't have to blow a .05 to face the driving ban. You can blow a .02 and still face the same penalties. If the officer believes you to be impared he can give you these penalties and you have no way of disputing the penalties. You can't ask to go down to the station and take the breathalyzer. Previously before these changes you at least had that right. In fact that was the only way you could dispute a 24hr suspension. If you ask to go down to the station and they refuse to do that, they the 24hr suspension is no good.
The admission of having anything to drink or blow any level into the roadside devices leaves you vulnerable to these new laws. Doesn't matter if the machine is malfuntioning or not. Any amount of alcohol and you are impared. A cop could suspect you of being of being high cause you were acting antsy, or you could have red puffy eyes from allergies and he can assume your high on pot. The police for the most part do their job well. However, as with any profession there are jerks in the trade. We have police that will physically beat innocent people, its only natural to assume that these powers will be abused.
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