Came home from the Chicano music festival tonight to find traffic backed up on the state HWY near my house. I wondered if there was more roadwork but then saw it was a DUI checkpoint. "Oh," I thought. "I might get some experience showing my CHP in a traffic stop without risking a moving violation increase in my insurance."
As I pulled up, I turned off my radio, rolled down my window, and shut my engine off so as not to waste gas idling. Note the tones below were very cordial on both sides.
"Good evening, my name is Officer **** and we're doing an interagency DUI checkpoint by Firestone and Frederick."
"Okay."
"Have you been drinking tonight?"
"No, sir."
"Where you coming from?"
"Denver."
"Ok, what were you up to there?"
"Theater."
"Ok, [handing me a flyer and response card] have a good evening."
I was carrying, but it just didn't come up. As I left, I realized he wouldn't have PC to ask for my ID. It was a very quick and efficient stop.
As I pulled up, I turned off my radio, rolled down my window, and shut my engine off so as not to waste gas idling. Note the tones below were very cordial on both sides.
"Good evening, my name is Officer **** and we're doing an interagency DUI checkpoint by Firestone and Frederick."
"Okay."
"Have you been drinking tonight?"
"No, sir."
"Where you coming from?"
"Denver."
"Ok, what were you up to there?"
"Theater."
"Ok, [handing me a flyer and response card] have a good evening."
I was carrying, but it just didn't come up. As I left, I realized he wouldn't have PC to ask for my ID. It was a very quick and efficient stop.