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Proof-Variation7005 t1_je1sqr8 wrote

Reply to comment by totoop in R.I. DMV to update drivers’ manual after concerns about ‘dubious’ content by bostonglobe

It'd be good to include a basic reminder of things you are not necessarily obligated to do, like consenting to searches or divulging info on where you came from/are going, etc. Hell, even something like a field sobriety test is 100% optional is something a lot of drivers might not realize

If the manual linked here is the current one, it looks like they took out the charm school bullshit beyond the basics.

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barsoapguy t1_je1vj9v wrote

Yeah but what happens when you decline the test ?

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_je1xhr1 wrote

If they're asking you to take a field sobriety test in the first place, there's a pretty good chance your fate for the evening has already been sealed.

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smokejaguar t1_je1zko3 wrote

You could be potentially charged with DUI: Observation, but odds are, if you're being asked to perform an FST, you are in fact inebriated, and you're just helping build a case against yourself.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_je55og3 wrote

> if you're being asked to perform an FST, you are in fact inebriated

I'd maybe amend that to "the police think you're inebriated"

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