{"id":24718,"date":"2020-03-30T11:13:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/?p=24718"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:32:28","slug":"road-side-trick-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/road-side-trick-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Side Trick Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1832x-286x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1832x-286x300\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1832x-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1832x-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1832x-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1832x-954x1000.jpg 954w, https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1832x-115x120.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1832x.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>By: Attorney Vincent S. LoConte<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; font-weight: bold;\">What is the question?<\/p>\n<p>Often in a traffic stop when an officer suspects impairment, they will ask the question \u201con a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being sober and 10 being pass out drunk, how would you rate yourself\u201d. Seems like a straight forward question, but is it really fair, and is there a right and wrong answer?<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/road-side-trick-question\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Road Side Trick Question\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Attorney Vincent S. LoConte What is the question? Often in a traffic stop when an officer suspects impairment, they will ask the question \u201con a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being sober and 10 being pass out drunk, how would you rate yourself\u201d. 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