I'm glad they're doing these checkpoints, drunk driving kills!
I got out of work around 9:30 and passed the scene on the way home. It's a pretty big deal.
I was also pulled over several weeks ago coming from work at about 10:00 at night because I had crossed over the double yellow line (I was changing the radio and drifted over). Sure enough, the blue lights flashed (Oops, a cop was behind me
) Anyways, it was a Moultonborough cop and he was very polite and friendly and professional and gave me a warning. He did verify that I hadn't been drinking, of course, just to be safe. (No breathalizer, etc, just asked where I had come from, saw me still in my work clothes, that stuff).
Not like those Meredith cops... Last year I got pulled over after running a stop sign I didn't see until after I had passed it. It was slightly hidden by some bushes. The cop told me what I did, threatened to give me a summons and suspend my license and acted like a power-hungry jerk. The best part is, I'm always polite to any cop that pulls me over (He/she is the one capable of writing a ticket) so the officer had no reason to give me attitude (This was also the first time I had ever been pulled over).
Oh well, can't always win.