Whether you travel by train, plane, or car, these days your can expect your luggage and personal items to be gone through carefully, and ultimately have your privacy violated by many people in an instance. In recent times, many people have steadily become outraged that they have to basically become completely undressed just to simply get through an airport, and to their plane, which has cost that is somewhat expensive in this day and age.

Of course, we want safety on our transportation and throughout our country, but at what cost? Justification of scanners by government-affiliated agencies has increased to simply scanning, to having individuals being pat down all over their body from inch to inch. In stating that, DUI roadblocks and checkpoints are very similar in saying that the law enforcement officers, in which our taxes employ seem to have no issue with going through an individuals belongings.

In Pennsylvania, law enforcement officers are quite unjust and practice unconstitutional methods when conducting a DUI checkpoint or roadblock on a regular basis. When holidays are upon us, motor vehicle operators can expect many numerous DUI checkpoints, sometimes a few within a single area. Usually, the implied atmosphere that holidays bring to all is drinking, especially within the summer. However, that is not totally the case. Holidays occur once a year, where drinking and driving while under the influence occurs on a daily basis. Yet, what really happens when a DUI checkpoint or roadblock investigation occurs? When these investigations take place, officers are able to go through an individual’s car and belongings to “search” for any alcohol or illegal substances in an attempt to try to pin a driving while under the influence charge on the motor vehicle operator.

However, the majority of arrests that occur at most checkpoint are not even related to driving while under the influence at all, which leaves many wondering what do these roadblocks really stand to accomplish? At these checkpoints, law enforcement officers have to right to basically overrule the need to have a probably cause, which is a Fourth Amendment Constitutional Right, and therefore can search and seize on site. In other words, whether you are a criminal or not, law enforcement officers do not have to have a valid reason to check you, your vehicle, and all of your belongings present within the vehicle of operation.

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Experienced Pittsburgh DUI lawyer Michael V. Worgul represents those accused of DUI. If you have been arrested in Pittsburgh or anywhere in Allegheny County, we are prepared to advise you of your rights and help you formulate the most effective DUI defense strategy so call us today at 412-475-9217.

One stratagem that has been questioned for many years is the legality of having DUI checkpoints. It has been found that these checkpoints that slightly detain a driver from their schedule, and cause a minor disturbance in their path to their desired destination, are vastly unsuccessful; yet central Pennsylvania is preparing to place more checkpoints on the roads in the next months despite the large failure of the existing ones. Experts on this subject are now showering their blame on a more imminent problem: the fact that the checkpoints where DUI’s are conducted are drastically less successful than the traveling patrols who make sure that the people who are driving under the influence are stopped and arrested.

It is also believed that the reason for the massive failure with road side checkpoints is that motorists know exactly where the checkpoints are, and are acutely aware to avoid them if they have been drinking and driving. This just goes to show that the indigenous Pennsylvania public knows exactly how to avoid these roadside checkpoints, and the surrounding roads to evade them. Again, this is a prominent reason as to why they fail. Leaving a checkpoint in the same location over an extended period of time will eventually train motorists not to drive down that road while intoxicated because they know that dire consequences await them if they choose to do so.  Consequences such as being arrested charged with a DUI, license suspension, and even jail time.

They also know to avoid these checkpoints if something is wrong with their automobile, if they have an expired inspection sticker, or if they have an outstanding warrant. There are a plethora of reasons for the general public to evade roadside checkpoints, but nevertheless, Pennsylvania information conveys that patrols convict double the amount of DUI convictions and arrests, in one-third of the people confronted. The reason for their success is that officers are able to pick a particular area and survey the population and access its traffic behavior, which allows them the inside information to know exactly when and where to set up a check point and lead to the rightful convictions of irresponsible citizens who choose to drink and drive. This information concludes that an officer at a checkpoint in the middle of the road has to see six times as many drivers as the traveling patrol police officers before convicting the same amount of drivers who were driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

Experienced Pittsburgh DUI lawyer Michael V. Worgul represents those accused of DUI. If you have been arrested in Pittsburgh or anywhere in Allegheny County, we are prepared to advise you of your rights and help you formulate the most effective DUI defense strategy so call us today at 412-475-9217.