DUI Walk and Turn Test
This description of the Walk and Turn Test posted by Florida DUI Attorney / Lawyer.*
Parks & Braxton, your best resource for a Miami, Orlando & Tampa, Florida DUI Attorney / Lawyer, wants you to be well informed. Here is a basic description of the DUI Walk and Turn test:
- This DUI test requires a hard, dry, level, non-slipping surface with sufficient room for the DUI suspect to complete nine heel-to-toe steps. It should be administered under relatively safe conditions. This DUI test loses some validity when conducted in certain wind/weather conditions contrary to this criteria. The manual advises that a straight line should be clearly visible on the surface. Conditions must be such that the DUI suspect would be in no danger if he or she were to fall. The DUI subject and the officer's safety should be considered at all times. If these conditions do not exist, the manual advises that the DUI suspects should be asked to perform this DUI test elsewhere or only the HGN test should be used.
- There are some people that this drunk driving test should not be given. The average sober person would have difficulty under these conditions. People more than sixty five years of age, over fifty pounds overweight, or with any physical impairments that would affect their ability to balance should not be given this drunk driving test. The officer is trained to take this into account when developing their probable cause to arrest. They should eliminate these conditions being present before they begin the drunk driving test.
*This DUI material is for informational purposes only. If you want to know how the SFST tests affect you, please contact Miami, Orlando & Tampa, Florida DUI Attorney / Lawyers, Parks & Braxton.
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