[IggyWH]

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Can't he force you to take a sobriety test (which you'd fail even if you were totally sober) and then force you to take a breath test? If you then test to be > 0.00, couldn't the fact that you lied earlier be used against you?

Someone else told me that you could demand to get a blood test instead of a breath test, which would stall for some time for your BAC to go down. Another guy said you should demand to have your lawyer present for the breath test but I'm pretty sure you'll come up empty.

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Apparently you missed my field sobriety trip report from last week. While they can't force you to take a field sobriety test, if you refuse, you're pretty much screwing yourself. I can't see why this wouldn't give you a reason to give you a Breathilizer or if they don't have one on them, take you in for blood work. You deny that, it's the same to them as you being legally drunk and you will be arrested.

I think the best bet is to just do the field sobriety test and pray you pass it. If you fail and believe you're not drunk, try to work out something willingly. Ask them to present a Breathilizer right there. If they have to take you somewhere, try your best to have them not tow your car (just because you might prove to be sober doesn't mean you won't have to pay to get your car back).

I was a little of a dick when it happened to me because I knew I was sober and they pulled me over for some BS that I didn't do. You just need to always remember to be slap-happy nice with cops. Agreeing to what they want seems to me the best way to do things.