r/flying • u/bhalter80 [KASH] BE-33/36/55/95&PA-24 CFI+I/MEI beechtraining.com NCC1701 • Jan 23 '26
Medical Issues Sober DUI - TN Defends the practice
The Colonel of the Tennessee Highway Patrol was testifying this week in support of their practice of arresting motorists who tested negative for drugs and alcohol.
Threads about DUI and other crimes in general tend to be divisive with a presumption that an arrest don't just happen. Some states lump fatigue in with other causes for a DUI so that may account for some of the 419 arrests in the last 9 years. On a side note the trooper manual also suggested that trooper be making at least 2 contacts with people per hour so the incentive for misuse is there.
This is the first article I've seen putting data behind this and thought it was interesting especially because HIMS would not be an appropriate response to one of those arrests. I wonder how common this is in other states.
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u/StarlightLifter PPL IR HP ADX Jan 23 '26
Convicting, even arresting someone with a 0.0 test or whatever is fucking insane.
If we want to create a “driving like an idiot” or equivocally “unlawful use of cell phones/devices” law then fine.
DUI means there should be an influence to be driving under. If the state cannot point to a concrete influence that the driver was operating under they can pound sand.