My 65 yo father got pulled over Saturday night and they did a field sobriety test. He is 65 on the side of a highway. Without his glasses he couldn't even see the finger to follow. Needless to say he failed the field test. After being cuffed and driven to the station and a bunch of other stuff they gave him the breathalyzer and he blew a 0.018.
So it just got me wondering about a couple of things. I assumed each patrol car would have a breathalyzer, I guess that's not true. I wonder why though?
Also, do you think they should/do have alternate tests for people that might be older or have some sort of disability? If you ask my dad about his sight he'll say "I have the big E memorized." And that's the truth.
I know the patrolman was doing his job. It just seems everyone would have been helped if they had just gone straight to a breathalyzer or a modified test.