45. Use of field sobriety tests for safety!

Your local police department may use field sobriety tests as a rough guide to the ability or inability of driving safety. These tests can easily be learned and then used to determine if one can drive. Unfortunately, you cannot use them for self-testing of impairment. The details are available online. My favorite is the “Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus” test. Importantly, as I told my kids: failure to cooperate and do the tests is prima facie evidence of intoxication. Also, don’t get a ride from the person who fails the test!