What a joke..local "service" alerting people of DUI checkpoints... (Wilkes-Barre: car insurance, crime rate)

[Mr Yuk]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

Those of us who don't drink and drive might appreciate this service because it means we don't have to sit in traffic for 30 minutes at 1:00 in the morning.

Its not like there's DUI checkpoints 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year...they happen rarely, usually only around holiday weekends and a few others, so for the once in a blue moon you might get stuck waiting at one, so what, if it gets one drunk off the road and saves one life, its well worth it.

I've never come across a checkpoint in my life, and did my share of going to bars and/or driving around late at night in my younger days.

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by go phillies

If you're going to use the liberty argument, then why do you feel commercial vehicles should be stopped?

Because you're in business and they are regulated just like any other business, it's just like the health inspector coming into a restaurant. There is definite line between commercial and personal use of vehicles. I'm not referring to DUI checkpoints but the DOT inspection checkpoints.

[Mr Yuk]

This "service" is looking more and more like a rip off scheme....hidden fees, memberships, etc...sounds like a scam....

Possible hidden charges on DUI checkpoint alerts sobering | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA (http://www.timesleader.com/news/Possible_hidden_charges_on_DUI_checkpoint_alerts_s obering_09-02-2010.html - broken link)

[Mr Yuk]

And in today's news, yet another drunk driver ruins lives....2 boys will go through life without a dad because this clown had to get loaded and get behind the wheel, plus he left the scene, left the guy there to die....there should be more of a penalty than 3 to 7 years.....

Fatality brings man 3-7 years | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by go phillies

....there should be more of a penalty than 3 to 7 years.....

With that I can agree and stiffer sentences for those caught, I don't think you need to throw first offenders in jail since it is so expensive but instead some very long mandatory community service. Repeat offenders should get some hefty jail time. You won't see that because the current generates a lot of funds.

[johnqpublic]

Interesting article on this in the Times Leader today.. The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA.... The DA thinks its a plus..

[varmintblaster]

Originally Posted by go phillies

This "service" is looking more and more like a rip off scheme....hidden fees, memberships, etc...sounds like a scam....

Possible hidden charges on DUI checkpoint alerts sobering | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA (http://www.timesleader.com/news/Possible_hidden_charges_on_DUI_checkpoint_alerts_s obering_09-02-2010.html - broken link)

Gee, it sounds almost as bad as cell phone providers making customers sign up for two year service agreements and hang an early termination fee over their head...

[SteelCityRising]

I was stopped several weeks ago at DUI checkpoint in Herndon, VA, and I didn't consider it an "inconvenience" at all. I actually saw one vehicle stopped in the center cobblestone median with a police officer obviously giving the man a field sobriety test. As Go Phillies said, if it helps to save a life, then it's worth it. I was only stuck in the traffic jam for about 15 minutes. Nothing major.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by varmintblaster

Keep drinking the Koolaid Magritte.

Huh? What? Are you disputing that drunk drivers cause deadly accidents? Are you disputing that human beings do, indeed, become flying debris in car accidents?

Why don't you actually REBUT my argument instead of making stale, pithy statements? It's tiresome.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by varmintblaster

Gee, it sounds almost as bad as cell phone providers making customers sign up for two year service agreements and hang an early termination fee over their head...

Meh. Caveat Emptor and all that. Be a responsible consumer and use your money wisely.