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Most towns DUI checks aren't set up to be a random inspection or anything, its JUST for DUI's, if you're sober, you're fine.
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I disagree a little. DWI CHECKPOINTS are money makers. The object, I'm told, is to pull over vehicles randomly. For example, every fifth or sixth car gets stopped and checked for DWI. HOWEVER, if, during a checkpoint, an officer spots the bad inspection sticker or no front plate or a headlight out, they're gonna stop the car and write a ticket for it. The administration (Police Chief) is being put under pressure by the town council to produce revenue; therefore, EVERYBODY under him is encouraged to write summonses at these checkpoints. It's the old poo rolls downhill theory. No, there are no quotas, but the cop who writes tickets advances in his/her career.
Otherwise, I'm with IROCDan. Be nice. Don't try to play lawyer on the side of the road. Because when you do, the cop writes a ticket. Then you get to play lawyer in court. And even if you win, the cop still wins because win or lose, the cop is still making big fat overtime money to show up for your case.