Today, I was pulled over by a policeman. He thought I was drunk, after doing the "walk in a straight line" test and the "finger-to-nose" test. It wasn't until after I got a fine that I got it through to him that I have cerebellar ataxia, and that I wasn't drunk. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was pulled over for a DWI. The police officer was drunk. FML
Today, I was driving on the freeway when I saw a car in front of me swerving across 3 lanes of traffic. Thinking he might be drunk, I dialed 911 on my phone, but I dropped it. I fished under my seat to get it, swerving, and got pulled over by highway patrol and given a field sobriety test. FML
Today, I was drunk and crashed on my friend's couch to sober up. On the drive home, a cop pulled me over for seemingly no reason. He kept asking if I had been drinking, to which I answered no. Finally, he told me to look in the mirror. My friends had written all over my face while I slept. FML
Today, a cop car was tailing me. I was scared, and trying to avoid any tickets, I drove straight through a huge pothole rather than swerving to avoid it. The cop pulled me over and insisted I was intoxicated, because, "anybody in their right mind would've dodged that pothole." FML
Today, while driving home I had to pee really bad, so I speeded up to get home quicker. I got pulled over for speeding and peed my pants. The cop, assuming I was drunk, made me take a sobriety test. I had to walk a straight line with piss all over my pants at 2:00 in the afternoon. FML
Today, I was pulled over by my father who is a police officer. He was training a rookie and gave me a breathalyzer test to show his trainee how to do it. I blew a .15 and was taken to jail. FML
Today, I got pulled over for the first time since I got my license. I have disorganized speech and occasional inappropriate emotional response. I began to laugh due to nervousness and when I tried to explain why, I was arrested because he thought I was high. FML
Today, I found out that I can't pass a field sobriety test while sober. FML
Today, I was dancing in the passenger seat of my car with my family when a cop pulled us over. He thought I was trying to flag him down for help. I guess I'm not as good of a dancer as I thought. FML
Today, I was driving home from work when I was pulled over by a cop. She asked why I was being pulled over and figuring she knew I said, "For swerving because of my alcohol problem." I had a broken tail light. FML
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haileyrows 26
You should definitely be able to appeal the fine, especially if he gave it to you without a breathalyzer test as concrete proof
askullnamedbilly 33
Sorry if that's a stupid question, but how are you even allowed to drive a car with a condition that affects your coordination and balance? That doesn't sound safe at all.
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musdesimd 18
im a dr, n i hav legit concern regarding u driving. if ure neurologist cleared u, fine but cerebellar ataxia is not the same as other disabilities such as being a paraplegic or having episodes of menieres. sorry to offend but not passing the police tests does concern me . indicates lack of spatial coordination which is needed in driving. i think the others hav brought up gd concern n not discrimination against ppl with disabilities. i hav not cleared pts for less such as drivers without gd control of seizures or those who drive drunk
Boren 11
Okay, before they administer those tests they are supposed to ask "do you have any medical conditions that would prevent you from performing. .."and then tell you the test. Sorry to hear you got one of the seeming ever increasing number of dunce cops out there, hope you got it on video.
HollyPolly 19
wow, that cop is definitely not "protecting" and "serving" what an ass.
wildstyle2007 8
haven't you Americans heard of breathalyzers...certainly more effective and quicker to use than do some silly tests. Just because you can walk in a straight line doesn't mean your drunken reaction time is quick enough to react to control a vehicle
missmisery86 11
i get ataxia too at random times its the worst! its like i have no control over my body or speech and everyone thinks its me being drunk unless i explain plus i usually freak out and have an anxiety attack when it happens
katydid91 31
Am I the only one who read it as "Pulled over by a pelican"?
theogblaze 5
The tap your nose is not a real test there are only three. Heal to toe: walking in a straight where your heel hitting your toe for ten steps with a pivot and ten steps back. The one leg stand: foot ten inches above the ground and you count for fifteen second. One Mississippi. Kinda counting. And the vertical and horizontal gaze nigstagmis) (it's miss spelled I can't remember it's been three years.) but this one you follow the pen and the are looking for the twitch your eye does while it follows. Typically worse on drug. Most officers just use a breathalyzer now anyways
Taolan 23
I don't know about Texas, but in VA if they don't breathalyze you they can't ticket you. I mean they can write the ticket, but without a the breathalyzer you can get the ticket waived by a judge for failure to follow procedure.
latteboy50 12
sue him. easy win if you have the medical diagnosis papers.
jodielee 1
Is it diffrent over there from in Scotland? I am also a disabled driver and before I could take lessons I had to be assesed to make sure I was able to drive and safe to do so