How can I avoid DUI Checkpoints?

Avoiding DUI checkpoints is possible in a limited number of circumstances. In the past, the Supreme Court has ruled that sobriety checkpoints are legal methods of law enforcement and pose a relatively minimal amount of invasiveness to drivers, specifically in light of the generally well-intention nature of such checkpoints. As part of an overall strategy to curb DUI and per law in many cases, law enforcement must publicly announce when and where they plan to implement sobriety checkpoints beforehand to the public. This information may be available online, in local newspapers, and more often than not, receives coverage on local news programs. Not only does the information announce when, but also, where a DUI checkpoint is schedule d to occur.

In the event a driver is not aware of DUI checkpoints in place, there are a limited number of options for avoiding the checkpoint itself, which a driver comes across while driving. If a legally allowed maneuver allowing for a turn or u-turn presents itself, a driver can take this route, change course, and avoid the checkpoint. In reality, checkpoints tend to draw longer lines of traffic at relatively slow traffic hours (dusk to dawn), which often affords a driver a limited chance to understand the nature of the traffic (typically well-lighted areas with significant police presence including lights flashing are also indicative) and provides a driver with a limited chance to maneuver (in a legal manner) away from the traffic moving towards a checkpoint.