Avoiding a “DUI checkpoint” is illegal around here. You will be ticketed for driving to avoid one. Really.
>>Avoiding a “DUI checkpoint” is illegal around here. You will be ticketed for driving to avoid one. Really.<<
They have to prove you are, in fact, avoiding it.
We used to have HOV lanes here that were on the right side. I used to use them to pass traffic where there was an exit (you are allowed to use the lane if the line is dashed, in order to exit the freeway) and then pull back in to traffic.
Once I got pulled over for an HOV violation after doing exactly that. I told the cop I realized that I was getting off one exit too early and so I merged back in. I got no ticket.
Same here. If one LEGALLY makes a U turn or otherwise avoids a sobriety checkpoint, there is nothing the cops can do, unless they can PROVE your sole reason was for avoiding the checkpoint.
And in all honesty, many times in my life I have done exactly that because I forgot something or changed where I wanted to go. It would be absurd to suggest that if there is a checkpoint ahead it would be illegal to do so.
Without evidence, all they can do is harass you, and if it merely wastes their time, they’ll have to get back to the job at hand - shaking down drivers that can be shaken down with the least amount of effort. That’s how robbers and burglars work too.