Poll of the Day > I always found the backwards alphabet thing to be stupid.

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10DimeBag10
01/26/18 4:14:19 PM
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Last year I got pulled over one night and one of the things they asked was that. Regardless of if I am intoxicated or not I cannot recite that backwards even if I'm stone cold sober. What idiot thought that was a good field sobriety test in the first place? I can do it but it takes quite a while and the cop said I failed because I wasn't fast enough. My dad pretty much never drank his whole life and I know he couldn't do it less than a few minutes lol.
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Questionmarktarius
01/26/18 4:36:08 PM
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Cops will be more suspicious of someone who gets it perfect and quick, because it means lots of practice.
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DarkKirby2500
01/26/18 4:38:55 PM
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Most people can't quickly recite the alphabet backwards as far as I'm aware.

You're testing someone on something basically nobody ever does.
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Veedrock-
01/26/18 4:42:59 PM
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They don't judge your sobriety on whether you get it right or not.
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EvilMegas
01/26/18 4:44:02 PM
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Veedrock- posted...
They don't judge your sobriety on whether you get it right or not.

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Dikitain
01/26/18 4:45:22 PM
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I think it was a thing back when mini breathalyzers weren't as easy to come by. Now any cop can just pull a breathalyzer out of his car and give you a field sobriety test without needing to ask you stupid questions of have you do stupid things.
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LinkPizza
01/26/18 4:46:08 PM
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It is kinda dumb. I always thought that was weird.
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Cacciato
01/26/18 4:55:55 PM
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That's not even a legit SFT. If anything they pick a range, like R to M, and ask you to recite it to determine if you're worth testing further.
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Questionmarktarius
01/26/18 4:59:48 PM
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Dikitain posted...
I think it was a thing back when mini breathalyzers weren't as easy to come by.

Those things are fun for personal use, too.
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Sahuagin
01/26/18 9:09:12 PM
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only time I've been asked to was before surgery. I think the anesthesiologist asks you to do that so that he can tell when you're out.
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darcandkharg31
01/26/18 9:14:47 PM
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It's not that hard if you take a second to think about it, you aint gonna recite it fast but it's not hard.
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10DimeBag10
01/26/18 10:21:34 PM
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Dikitain posted...
I think it was a thing back when mini breathalyzers weren't as easy to come by. Now any cop can just pull a breathalyzer out of his car and give you a field sobriety test without needing to ask you stupid questions of have you do stupid things.


But this scenario happened in 2017 and he never used a breathalyzer. 2017 in a modern city like Boston.
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Golden Road
01/26/18 10:50:03 PM
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I can do it really fast... half the time. For some reason, I have trouble remembering K going backwards, and even when I did it for the poll a few hours ago, I forgot the K the first time I tried.
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KJ StErOiDs
01/27/18 1:13:53 AM
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I can say it ridiculously fast, too. Even faster than forwards, lol.
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Joshs Name
01/27/18 2:25:45 AM
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I'm not a resident of the US. Is the field sobriety test followed up with a breathalyser test? Where I am, that's all we have. They don't make us walk on lines or recite the alphabet.
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wwinterj25
01/27/18 2:46:59 AM
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Pfft I have more chance doing this drunk then I do sober.
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