Those who drink and drive think there is little risk that they will be stopped by police and will be more likely to be involved in a crash. In fact, they are right because the average drunk driver can drive 80 to 2000 times impaired before they are caught for the first time. In order, for police to stop or detain a drunk driver, in the U.S., they must suspect that the driver is impaired or the driver has committed another traffic violation. This can be difficult because some drunk drivers can operate a vehicle without showing signs of intoxication. Also there are fewer police on duty than most people realizes. When drunk driving is at the peak, police are not always available due to competing priorities. Police also search for the most impaired because drunk driving arrests is time-consuming, taking typically 2 to 4 hours. This results is a small percentage stopped or arrested
Those who drink and drive think there is little risk that they will be stopped by police and will be more likely to be involved in a crash. In fact, they are right because the average drunk driver can drive 80 to 2000 times impaired before they are caught for the first time. In order, for police to stop or detain a drunk driver, in the U.S., they must suspect that the driver is impaired or the driver has committed another traffic violation. This can be difficult because some drunk drivers can operate a vehicle without showing signs of intoxication. Also there are fewer police on duty than most people realizes. When drunk driving is at the peak, police are not always available due to competing priorities. Police also search for the most impaired because drunk driving arrests is time-consuming, taking typically 2 to 4 hours. This results is a small percentage stopped or arrested