Canada considering allowing random breathalyzer tests.

[amat]

I agree with Lyle, it really doesn't matter (which is why I said they only need half a reason) but no, that's not just a deal where you can get pulled over for anything and now when they pull you over for no reason in that socialist hellhole Canada, they stick a breathlyzer in your mouth.

....They drug test on the side of the road? Where?

[VictorCharlie]

random check points near establishments that serve alcohol at peak times for drunk driving doesn't bother me. Randomly being pulled over and tested would piss me off, but as its already been mentioned here in the US if a cop wants to pull you over and administer a sobriety test there really isn't much you can do about it till the court date.

[killersheep]

random check points near establishments that serve alcohol at peak times for drunk driving doesn't bother me. Randomly being pulled over and tested would piss me off, but as its already been mentioned here in the US if a cop wants to pull you over and administer a sobriety test there really isn't much you can do about it till the court date.

That's pretty much my view too, highways on the way back from the lake on a holiday weekend when there's a historical precident of drunk driving related accidents. Or near the university bars around St. Paddy's day or Cinco de Mayo.
Those are understandable in my view. But on a day to day basis without probable cause I couldn't support it.

[Dizaster]

I agree with Lyle, it really doesn't matter (which is why I said they only need half a reason) but no, that's not just a deal where you can get pulled over for anything and now when they pull you over for no reason in that socialist hellhole Canada, they stick a breathlyzer in your mouth.

....They drug test on the side of the road? Where?

In Australia... The have a booze bus that sets up on the side of a busy road. Usually Friday and Saturday nights when most people are out having a good time.. They'll wave down random cars and you get breathalyzed and your mouth swabbed for drugs.. I'm pretty sure they test for all the main drugs except for Opium as there are to many legal applications of it so the amount of paperwork they would end up going through over people driving strong prescription pain killers made them just skip trying to catch people on that..
But otherwise yep, drug and alcohol test purely at random.. They don't have to suspect you of drug use by observing red eyes or weird pupils or odd activity, it's just mandatory testing for anyone who has a policeman at their window...

Then you can be pulled over anytime as well for any reason the police want to give, in fact i've been pulled over and they have not been able to give a reason. So anytime, any where, you can have a random alcohol and drug test without any reason other than bad luck..