michigan dept state police sitz argued february decided june petitioners michigan state police department director established highway sobriety checkpoint program guidelines governing checkpoint operations site selection publicity operation date vehicles passed checkpoint average delay per vehicle seconds two drivers arrested driving influence alcohol day operation respondents licensed michigan drivers filed suit county seeking declaratory injunctive relief potential subjection checkpoints trial heard extensive testimony concerning among things effectiveness programs applied balancing test brown texas ruled state program violated fourth amendment state appeals affirmed agreeing lower findings state grave legitimate interest curbing drunken driving sobriety checkpoint programs generally ineffective therefore significantly interest checkpoints objective intrusion individual liberties slight subjective intrusion substantial held petitioners highway sobriety checkpoint program consistent fourth amendment pp utilized balancing test upholding checkpoints detecting illegal aliens brown texas supra relevant authorities used evaluating constitutionality state program treasury employees von raab designed repudiate prior cases dealing police stops motorists public highways thus forbid use balancing test pp fourth amendment seizure occurs vehicle stopped checkpoint see supra thus question whether seizures reasonable dispute magnitude interest eradicating drunken driving problem courts accurately gauged objective intrusion measured seizure duration investigation intensity minimal however misread cases concerning degree subjective intrusion potential generating fear surprise fear surprise considered natural fear one drinking prospect stopped checkpoint rather fear surprise engendered motorists nature particular stop one made roving patrol operating road checkpoints selected pursuant guidelines uniformed officers stop every vehicle resulting intrusion constitutionally indistinguishable stops upheld pp appeals also erred finding program failed effectiveness part brown test balancing factor brown actually describes degree seizure advances public interest meant transfer politically accountable officials courts choice among reasonable alternative law enforcement techniques employed deal serious public danger moreover mistakenly relied supra delaware prouse provide basis effectiveness review unlike delaware prouse case involves neither random stops complete absence empirical data indicating stops effective means promoting roadway safety justification different conclusion ratio illegal aliens detected vehicles stopped approximately percent compared approximately percent detection ratio one checkpoint conducted michigan percent ratio demonstrated experience pp rehnquist delivered opinion white scalia kennedy joined blackmun filed opinion concurring judgment post brennan filed dissenting opinion marshall joined post stevens filed dissenting opinion brennan marshall joined parts ii post thomas casey assistant solicitor general michigan argued cause petitioners briefs frank kelley attorney general louis caruso solicitor general patrick assistant attorney general stephen nightingale argued cause amicus curiae urging reversal brief solicitor general starr assistant attorney general dennis deputy solicitor general bryson mark granzotto argued cause respondents brief deborah gordon william gage john powell briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed state california et al john van de kamp attorney general california richard iglehart chief assistant attorney general john sugiyama senior assistant attorney general morris beatus supervising deputy attorney general ronald niver deputy attorney general attorneys general respective follows robert butterworth florida lacy thornburg north carolina james shannon massachusetts state illinois et al neil hartigan attorney general illinois robert ruiz solicitor general terence madsen marcia friedl michael singer assistant attorneys general siegelman attorney general alabama steve clark attorney general arkansas duane woodard attorney general colorado clarine nardi riddle acting attorney general connecticut charles oberly iii attorney general delaware michael bowers attorney general georgia jim jones attorney general idaho tom miller attorney general iowa robert stephan attorney general kansas frederic cowan attorney general kentucky james tierney attorney general maine joseph curran attorney general maryland hubert humphrey iii attorney general minnesota william webster attorney general missouri marc racicot attorney general montana john arnold attorney general new hampshire peter perretti attorney general new jersey hal stratton attorney general new mexico robert abrams attorney general new york lacy thornburg attorney general north carolina nicholas spaeth attorney general north dakota anthony celebrezze attorney general ohio travis medlock attorney general south carolina roger tellinghuisen attorney general south dakota mary sue terry attorney general virginia joseph meyer attorney general wyoming american alliance rights responsibilities et al richard rossman abraham singer insurance institute highway safety et al michele mcdowell fields andrew hricko stephen oesch ronald precup national governors association et al benna ruth solomon andrew frey erika jones washington legal foundation et al richard willard daniel popeo paul kamenar michigan state chapters mothers drunk driving michael rizik briefs amici curiae filed american federation labor congress industrial organizations walter kamiat laurence gold appellate committee california district attorneys association ira reiner harry sondheim dirk hudson national organization mothers drunk driving david bryant eric cromartie chief justice rehnquist delivered opinion case poses question whether state use highway sobriety checkpoints violates fourth fourteenth amendments constitution hold therefore reverse contrary holding appeals michigan petitioners michigan department state police director established sobriety checkpoint pilot program early director appointed sobriety checkpoint advisory committee comprising representatives state police force local police forces state prosecutors university michigan transportation research institute pursuant charge advisory committee created guidelines setting forth procedures governing checkpoint operations site selection publicity guidelines checkpoints set selected sites along state roads vehicles passing checkpoint stopped drivers briefly examined signs intoxication cases checkpoint officer detected signs intoxication motorist directed location traffic flow officer check motorist driver license car registration warranted conduct sobriety tests field tests officer observations suggest driver intoxicated arrest made drivers permitted resume journey immediately first date sobriety checkpoint operated program conducted saginaw county assistance saginaw county sheriff department duration checkpoint operation vehicles passed checkpoint average delay vehicle approximately seconds two drivers detained field sobriety testing one two arrested driving influence alcohol third driver drove without stopping pulled officer observation vehicle arrested driving influence day operation saginaw county checkpoint respondents filed complaint circuit wayne county seeking declaratory injunctive relief potential subjection checkpoints respondents licensed driver state michigan regularly travels throughout state automobile see complaint app pretrial proceedings petitioners agreed delay implementation checkpoint program pending outcome litigation trial heard extensive testimony concerning inter alia effectiveness highway sobriety checkpoint programs ruled michigan program violated fourth amendment art michigan constitution app pet cert appeal michigan appeals affirmed holding program violated fourth amendment reason consider whether program violated michigan constitution app michigan denied petitioners application leave appeal granted certiorari decide case trial performed balancing test derived opinion brown texas described appeals test involved balancing state interest preventing accidents caused drunk drivers effectiveness sobriety checkpoints achieving goal level intrusion individual privacy caused checkpoints mich citing brown supra appeals agreed brown balancing test correct test used determine constitutionality sobriety checkpoint plan mich characterized appeals trial findings respect balancing factors state grave legitimate interest curbing drunken driving sobriety checkpoint programs generally ineffective therefore significantly interest checkpoints subjective intrusion individual liberties substantial according record disclosed basis disturbing trial findings made within context analytical framework prescribed determining constitutionality seizures less intrusive traditional arrests respondents seek defend judgment favor insisting balancing test derived brown texas supra proper method analysis respondents maintain analysis must proceed basis probable cause reasonable suspicion rely support language decision last term treasury employees von raab said von raab fourth amendment intrusion serves special governmental needs beyond normal need law enforcement necessary balance individual privacy expectations government interests determine whether impractical require warrant level individualized suspicion particular context perfectly plain reading von raab cited discussed approval earlier decision way designed repudiate prior cases dealing police stops motorists public highways supra utilized balancing analysis approving highway checkpoints detecting illegal aliens brown texas supra relevant authorities petitioners concede correctly view fourth amendment seizure occurs vehicle stopped checkpoint tr oral arg see supra agreed checkpoint stops seizures within meaning fourth amendment brower county inyo fourth amendment seizure occurs governmental termination freedom movement means intentionally applied emphasis original question thus becomes whether seizures reasonable fourth amendment important recognize inquiry allegations us unreasonable treatment person actual detention particular checkpoint see laim particular exercise discretion locating operating checkpoint unreasonable subject judicial review pursued lower courts instant action challenges use sobriety checkpoints generally address initial stop motorist passing checkpoint associated preliminary questioning observation checkpoint officers detention particular motorists extensive field sobriety testing may require satisfaction individualized suspicion standard one seriously dispute magnitude drunken driving problem interest eradicating media reports death mutilation nation roads legion anecdotal confirmed statistical drunk drivers cause annual death toll time span cause nearly one million personal injuries five billion dollars property damage lafave search seizure treatise fourth amendment ed decades repeatedly lamented tragedy south dakota neville see breithaupt abram increasing slaughter highways reaches astounding figures heard battlefield conversely weight bearing scale measure intrusion motorists stopped briefly sobriety checkpoints slight reached similar conclusion intrusion motorists subjected brief stop highway checkpoint detecting illegal aliens see supra see virtually difference levels intrusion motorists brief stops necessary effectuation two types checkpoints average motorist seem identical save nature questions checkpoint officers might ask trial appeals thus accurately gauged objective intrusion measured duration seizure intensity investigation minimal see mich respect perceived subjective intrusion motorists however appeals found intrusion substantial see supra first affirmed trial finding guidelines governing checkpoint operation minimize discretion officers scene also agreed trial conclusion checkpoints potential generate fear surprise motorists record failed demonstrate approaching motorists aware option make turnoffs avoid checkpoints basis deemed subjective intrusion checkpoints unreasonable believe michigan courts misread cases concerning degree subjective intrusion potential generating fear surprise fear surprise considered natural fear one drinking prospect stopped sobriety checkpoint rather fear surprise engendered motorists nature stop made clear comparing checkpoint stops roving patrol stops considered prior cases said view checkpoint stops different light subjective intrusion generating concern even fright part lawful travelers appreciably less case checkpoint stop ortiz noted circumstances surrounding checkpoint stop search far less intrusive attending stop roving patrols often operate night roads approach may frighten motorists traffic checkpoints motorist see vehicles stopped see visible signs officers authority much less likely frightened annoyed intrusion appeals went consider part balancing analysis effectiveness proposed checkpoint program based extensive testimony trial record concluded checkpoint program failed effectiveness part test failure materially discounted petitioners strong interest implementing program think appeals wrong point well actual language brown texas upon michigan courts based evaluation effectiveness describes balancing factor degree seizure advances public interest passage brown meant transfer politically accountable officials courts decision among reasonable alternative law enforcement techniques employed deal serious public danger experts police science might disagree several methods apprehending drunken drivers preferable ideal purposes fourth amendment analysis choice among reasonable alternatives remains governmental officials unique understanding responsibility limited public resources including finite number police officers brown rather general reference degree seizure advances public interest derived opinion makes clear line cases culminating supra neither delaware prouse however two cases cited appeals providing basis effectiveness review see mich supports searching examination effectiveness undertaken michigan delaware prouse supra disapproved random stops made delaware highway patrol officers effort apprehend unlicensed drivers unsafe vehicles observed empirical evidence indicated stops effective means promoting roadway safety said seems common sense percentage drivers road driving without license small number licensed drivers stopped order find one unlicensed operator large indeed observed random stops involved kind standardless unconstrained discretion evil discerned previous cases insisted discretion official field circumscribed least extent went state holding cast doubt permissibility roadside truck inspection checkpoints vehicles may subject detention safety regulatory inspection others unlike prouse case involves neither complete absence empirical data challenge random highway stops operation saginaw county checkpoint detention vehicles entered checkpoint resulted arrest two drunken drivers stated percentage approximately percent drivers passing checkpoint arrested alcohol impairment addition expert witness testified trial experience demonstrated whole sobriety checkpoints resulted drunken driving arrests around percent motorists stopped mich way comparison record one consolidated cases showed associated checkpoint illegal aliens found percent vehicles passing checkpoint see ratio illegal aliens detected vehicles stopped considering occasion two illegal aliens found single vehicle approximately percent see ibid concluded record provides rather complete picture effectiveness san clemente checkpoint sustained constitutionality see justification different conclusion sum balance state interest preventing drunken driving extent system reasonably said advance interest degree intrusion upon individual motorists briefly stopped weighs favor state program therefore hold consistent fourth amendment judgment michigan appeals accordingly reversed cause remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered statistical evidence incorporated justice stevens dissent suggests figure declined see post citing dept transportation national highway traffic safety administration fatal accident reporting system period police departments experimented sobriety checkpoint systems petitioners instance operated checkpoint may see app pet cert maryland state police checkpoint program much testimony given trial began december see id indeed quite possible jurisdictions recently decided implement sobriety checkpoint systems relied data assessing likely utility checkpoints justice blackmun concurring judgment concur judgment fully agree lamentations slaughter highways dangers posed almost everyone driver influence alcohol drug add comment remind almost years since perez campbell writing three others longer noted slaughter highways nation exceeds death toll wars detected little genuine public concern takes place midst daily travel routes see also tate short concurring statement appendix writing perez set forth official figures effect period deaths exceeded death toll wars little doubt figures supplemented two decades since disclose even discouraging comparison pleased course stressing tragic aspect american life see ante justice brennan justice marshall joins dissenting today rejects fourth amendment challenge sobriety checkpoint policy police stop cars inspect drivers signs intoxication without individualized suspicion specific driver intoxicated balancing state interest preventing drunken driving extent system reasonably said advance interest degree intrusion upon individual motorists briefly stopped ante reasons stated justice stevens parts ii dissenting opinion agree misapplies test undervaluing nature intrusion exaggerating law enforcement need use roadblocks prevent drunken driving see also brennan dissenting write separately express additional points majority opinion creates impression generally engages balancing test order determine constitutionality seizures least dealing police stops motorists public highways ante case cases police must possess probable cause seizure judged reasonable see dunaway new york seizure substantially less intrusive emphasis added typical arrest general rule replaced balancing test agree initial stop car roadblock michigan state police sobriety checkpoint policy sufficiently less intrusive arrest reasonableness seizure may judged presence probable cause balancing gravity public concerns served seizure degree seizure advances public interest severity interference individual liberty brown texas one searches majority opinion vain acknowledgment reason employing balancing test seizure minimally intrusive indeed opinion reads minimal nature seizure ends rather begins inquiry reasonableness establishes seizure slight ante asserts without explanation balance weighs favor state program ante ignores fact class minimally intrusive searches generally required government prove reasonable suspicion minimally intrusive seizure considered reasonable see delaware prouse terry ohio level individualized suspicion core component protection fourth amendment provides arbitrary government action see prouse supra supra brennan dissenting action based merely whatever may pique curiosity particular officer antithesis objective standards requisite reasonable conduct avoiding abuse harassment holding level suspicion necessary police may stop car purpose preventing drunken driving potentially subjects general public arbitrary harassing conduct police hoped taking step carefully explain plan fits within constitutional framework presumably purports draw support supra case upheld program subjects general public suspicionless seizures justice stevens demonstrates post michigan state police policy sufficiently different progam issue reliance unavailing moreover even policy issue comparable program issue follow balance factors case also justifies abandoning requirement individualized suspicion explained suspicionless stops justified since requirement stops based reasonable suspicion impractical flow traffic tends heavy allow particularized study given car enable identified possible carrier illegal aliens showing case similar difficulty detecting individuals driving influence alcohol intuitively obvious difficulty exists see prouse supra stopping every car might make easier prevent drunken driving see post insufficient justification abandoning requirement individualized suspicion needs law enforcement stand constant tension constitution protections individual certain exercises official power precisely predictability pressures counsels resolute loyalty constitutional safeguards without proof police develop individualized suspicion person driving impaired alcohol believe constitutional balance must struck favor protecting public even minimally intrusive seizures involved case dispute immense social cost caused drunken drivers slight government efforts prevent tragic losses indeed hazard guess today opinion received favorably majority society willingly suffer minimal intrusion sobriety checkpoint stop order prevent drunken driving consensus particular law enforcement technique serves laudable purpose never touchstone constitutional analysis fourth amendment designed merely protect official intrusions whose social utility less measured balancing test intrusion individual privacy designed addition grant individual zone privacy whose protections breached reasonable requirements standard met moved whatever momentary evil aroused fears officials perhaps even supported majority citizens may tempted conduct searches sacrifice liberty citizen assuage perceived evil fourth amendment rests principle true balance individual society depends recognition right let alone comprehensive rights right valued civilized men olmstead brandeis dissenting new jersey brennan concurring part dissenting part omitted justice stevens justice brennan justice marshall join parts ii dissenting sobriety checkpoint usually operated night unannounced location surprise crucial method test operation conducted michigan state police saginaw county sheriff department began shortly midnight lasted period officers participating operation made two arrests stopped questioned unsuspecting innocent drivers course known many arrests made period officers engaged normal patrol activities however findings trial based extensive record affirmed michigan appeals indicate net effect sobriety checkpoints traffic safety infinitesimal possibly negative indeed record case makes clear decision holding suspicionless seizures unconstitutional impede law enforcement community remarkable progress reducing death toll highways michigan program patterned older program maryland trial judge gave special attention state experience period several years maryland operated checkpoints motorists passing checkpoints persons arrested number devoted operations record seems inconceivable higher arrest rate achieved conventional means yet even checkpoint arrests assumed involve net increase number drunken driving arrests per year figure still insignificant comparison arrests made michigan state police without checkpoints alone see app pet cert relationship sobriety checkpoints actual reduction highway fatalities even less substantial minimal impact arrest rates michigan appeals pointed maryland conducted study comparing traffic statistics county using checkpoints control county results study showed accidents checkpoint county decreased ten percent whereas control county saw eleven percent decrease fatal accidents control county fell sixteen three fatal accidents checkpoint county actually doubled prior year app light considerations seems evident today misapplies balancing test announced brown texas overvalues law enforcement interest using sobriety checkpoints undervalues citizen interest freedom random announced investigatory seizures mistakenly assumes virtually difference routine stop permanent fixed checkpoint surprise stop sobriety checkpoint believe case controlled several precedents condemning suspicionless random stops motorists investigatory purposes delaware prouse ortiz cf carroll critical difference seizure preceded fair notice one effected surprise see wyman james michigan tyler stevens concurring part concurring judgment one reason border search indeed search permanent fixed checkpoint much less intrusive random stop motorist advance notice location permanent checkpoint opportunity avoid search entirely least prepare limit intrusion privacy opportunity available case random stop temporary checkpoint depend effectiveness element surprise driver discovers unexpected checkpoint familiar local road startled distressed may infer correctly checkpoint simply business usual may likewise infer correctly police made discretionary decision focus law enforcement efforts upon others pass chosen point element surprise obvious distinction sobriety checkpoints permitted today majority interior border checkpoints approved distinction casts immediate doubt upon majority argument case upheld suspicionless seizures motorists difference notice surprise one important reasons distinguishing permanent mobile checkpoints respect former room discretion either timing location stop permanent part landscape latter case however although checkpoint frequently employed hours darkness weekends drivers alcohol blood apt found road police extremely broad discretion determining exact timing placement roadblock also significant difference kind discretion officer exercises stop made check driver license identification papers immigration checkpoint far easily standardized search evidence intoxication michigan officer questions motorist sobriety checkpoint virtually unlimited discretion detain driver basis slightest suspicion ruddy complexion unbuttoned shirt bloodshot eyes speech impediment may suffice prolong detention driver consumed glass beer even sip wine almost certainly burden demonstrating officer driving ability impaired finally significant many stops permanent checkpoints occur daylight hours whereas sobriety checkpoints almost invariably operated night seizure followed interrogation even cursory search night surely offensive daytime stop almost routine going tollgate thus thought important point random stops issue ortiz frequently occurred night fears solely lot guilty see ante law abiding necessarily spotless even virtuous unlucky unwanted attention local police need less discomforting simply one secrets stuff criminal prosecutions moreover found reason prejudice misfortune encounters police may become adversarial unpleasant without good cause grounds worrying stop designed elicit signs suspicious behavior stopped police distressing even terrifying begins mildly may happenstance turn severe reasons believe case analogous opinion sobriety checkpoints instead similar respects intrusive random investigative stops held unconstitutional prouse latter case explained agree stopping detaining vehicle ordinary city street less intrusive stop major highway bears greater resemblance permissible stop secondary detention checkpoint near border regard note limited stops roads applied stop border patrol agents type roadway less reasonable suspicion see ortiz assume physical psychological intrusion visited upon occupants vehicle random stop check documents less moment occasioned stop border agents roving patrol stops generally entail law enforcement officers signaling moving automobile pull side roadway means possibly unsettling show authority interfere freedom movement inconvenient consume time may create substantial anxiety sufficiently productive mechanism justify intrusion upon fourth amendment interests stops entail record us question must answered negative given alternative mechanisms available use might adopted unconvinced incremental contribution highway safety random spot check justifies practice fourth amendment ii unable draw persuasive analogy rests decision today application general balancing test taken brown texas case appellant pedestrian stopped questioning area el paso texas high incidence drug traffic looked suspicious arrested convicted refusing identify police officers set aside conviction officers stopped lacked reasonable suspicion engaged criminal activity opinion stated consideration constitutionality seizures involves weighing gravity public concerns served seizure degree seizure advances public interest severity interference individual liberty already explained believe quite wrong blithely asserting sobriety checkpoint intrusive permanent checkpoint opinion unannounced investigatory seizures particularly take place night hallmark regimes far different surprise intrusion upon individual liberty minimal issue difference may amount nothing less difference respective evaluations importance individual liberty serious albeit inevitable source constitutional disagreement degree sobriety checkpoint seizures advance public interest however position wholly indefensible analysis issue resembles business decision measures profits counting gross receipts ignoring expenses evidence case indicates sobriety checkpoints result arrest fraction one percent drivers stopped absolutely evidence figure represents increase number arrests made using law enforcement resources conventional patrols thus although gross number arrests zero complete failure proof question whether wholesale seizures produced net advance public interest arresting intoxicated drivers indeed position adopted today one endorsed law enforcement authorities purports defer see ante michigan police rely ante arrest rate sobriety checkpoints justify stops made colonel hough commander michigan state police leading proponent checkpoints admitted trial arrest rate checkpoints low record instead colonel hough state maintained mere threat arrests sufficient deter drunken driving reduce accident rate maryland police officer testified trial took position respect state program obviously nothing wrong law enforcement technique reduces crime pure deterrence without punishing anybody contrary approach highly commendable one however prove efficacy counting arrests made one must instead measure number crimes avoided perhaps record wanting simply ignores point sparse analysis issue differs markedly justice powell opinion merely count arrests made san clemente checkpoint also carefully explained arrests represented net benefit law enforcement interest stake common sense moreover suggests immigration checkpoints necessary sobriety checkpoints reason smuggling illegal aliens impair motorist driving ability intoxication noticeably affect driving ability unlawful drunken driving unlike smuggling may thus detected absent checkpoints program produces thousands otherwise impossible arrests relevant precedent program produces handful arrests easily obtained without resort suspicionless seizures hundreds innocent citizens iii disturbing aspect decision today appears give weight citizen interest freedom suspicionless unannounced investigatory seizures although author opinion reiterate description interest diaphanous see delaware prouse rehnquist dissenting opinion implicitly adopts characterization hand places heavy thumb law enforcement interest looking gross receipts instead net benefits perhaps tampering scales justice explained obvious concern slaughter highways resultant tolerance policies designed alleviate problem setting example motorists possibility prompts two observations first objections random seizures temporary checkpoints apply host investigatory procedures depend upon surprise unquestionably permissible procedures used address threats human life less pressing threat posed drunken drivers example common practice require every prospective airline passenger every visitor public building pass metal detector reveal presence firearm explosive permanent non discretionary checkpoints used control serious dangers publicly operated facilities concealed weapons obviously represent one substantial threat public safety suppose subway passengers required pass metal detectors long detectors permanent every passenger subjected search likewise suppose state condition access toll roads upon paying toll also taking uniformly administered breathalyzer test requirement might well keep drunken drivers highways serve fastest dangerous traffic procedure subject constitutional objections control case checkpoints permanently fixed stopping procedure apply users toll road precisely way police officers free make arbitrary choices neighborhoods targeted individuals thoroughly searched random suspicionless seizures designed search evidence firearms drugs intoxication belong however fundamentally different category seizures play upon detained individual reasonable expectations privacy injecting suspicionless search context none normally occur imposition seems diaphanous today may intolerable tomorrow see boyd second sobriety checkpoints elaborate disquieting publicity stunts possibility anybody matter innocent may stopped police inspection nothing attention getting shock value checkpoint program may effective feature lieutenant cotten maryland state police defense witness testified media coverage absolutely overwhelming quite frankly got benefits controversy sobriety checkpoints insofar state seeks justify use sobriety checkpoints basis dramatize public interest prevention accidents heed justice scalia comment upon similar justification drug screening program plausible explanation view commissioner offered concluding sentence memorandum customs service employees announcing program implementation drug screening program set important example country struggle serious threat national health security app respondent brief asserted law enforcement agency employees take law seriously neither public agency effectiveness depends brief respondent better way show government serious war drugs subject employees front line war invasion privacy affront dignity sure slight chance prevent serious public harm resulting service employee drug use show world service clean important demonstrate determination government eliminate scourge society think obvious justification unacceptable impairment individual liberties means making point symbolism even symbolism worthy cause abolition unlawful drugs validate otherwise unreasonable search treasury employees von raab dissenting opinion respectfully dissent footnotes fatality rate per million miles traveled steadily declined span absolute number fatalities also decreased albeit less steadily approximately dept transportation national highway traffic safety administration fatal accident reporting system ch hereinafter fatal accident reporting system alcohol remains substantial cause accidents progress made front well since alcohol use drivers fatal crashes steadily decreased proportion drivers estimated legally intoxicated blood alcohol concentration greater dropped reduction proportion fatally injured drivers legally intoxicated dropped decrease past seven years proportion drivers involved fatal crashes intoxicated decreased age groups significant drop continues year old age group nhtsa estimated teenaged drivers fatal crashes drunk compared overview app pet cert figures roughly comparable see state ex rel ekstrom justice cars stopped persons arrested drunken driving ingersoll palmer cal vehicles screened arrests drunken driving state garcia ind app cars stopped seven arrests drunken driving made two hours operation state mclaughlin ind app cars stopped three arrests drunken driving state deskins prager dissenting vehicles stopped arrests made police consumed commonwealth trumble mass cars stopped eight arrests participating officers state koppel vehicles stopped arrests driving intoxicated sheriffs macomb county kalamazoo county wayne county testified means used counties combat drunk driving respective opinions methods currently use patrol cars effective means combating drunk driving utilizing law enforcement resources sobriety checkpoints app michigan plan provides locations selected consideration previous alcohol drug experience per time day day week identified arrests michigan accident location index data app pet cert specific site selection based following criteria safety location citizens law enforcement personnel site selected shall safe area stopping driver must afford oncoming traffic sufficient sight distance driver safely come stop upon approaching checkpoint location must ensure minimum inconvenience driver facilitate safe stopping traffic one direction pilot program roadway choice must ensure sufficient adjoining space available pull vehicle traveled portion roadway inquiry necessary consideration given physical space requirements shown appendixes see record however inappropriate exaggerate concern relying outdated statistic tertiary source quotation edition professor lafave treatise ante turn drawn law review note quotes house committee report give source figures see lafave search seizure ed citing note curbing drunk driver fourth amendment constitutionality roadblock seizures geo citing justice blackmun citation ante opinion concurring judgment opinion perez campbell opinion concurring part dissenting part even wider mark since case nothing drunken driving number highway fatalities since declined significantly despite increase highway usage looking instead recent data national highway traffic safety administration one finds traffic fatalities involving legally intoxicated persons additional traffic fatalities involving persons alcohol exposure course latter category persons arrested sobriety checkpoint even total number traffic fatalities significantly figure located student commentator embraced today numbers course include accidents might caused sober driver involved intoxicated person also include accidents legally intoxicated pedestrians bicyclists killed accidents account total accidents involving legally intoxicated persons checkpoints presumably nothing intercept tipsy pedestrians cyclists see fatal accident reporting system overview ch see also record dissents cases touted relevant state interests detail justice white joined author today majority opinion wrote fact illegal crossings legal ports entry numerous recurring hope intercepting illegal entrants maintaining kind credible deterrent essential permanent temporary checkpoints maintained away borders roving patrols conducted discover intercept illegal entrants filter established roads highways attempt move away border area purpose border patrol maintained roving patrol involved case conducted random spot checks automobiles vehicular traffic whole point enforcing motor vehicle safety regulations remove road unlicensed driver demonstrates unlicensed well recall words justice jackson soon return nuremberg trials fourth amendment rights protest mere rights belong catalog indispensable freedoms among deprivations rights none effective cowing population crushing spirit individual putting terror every heart uncontrolled search seizure one first effective weapons arsenal every arbitrary government brinegar jackson dissenting see walters national assn radiation survivors dissenting opinion hudson palmer dissenting opinion meachum fano dissenting opinion refers expert testimony arrest rate around percent ante fair reading entire testimony witness together statistical evidence record points significantly lower percentage indeed single officer patrol car parked place sobriety checkpoint doubt able make arrests based officer observation way intoxicated driver operating vehicle colonel hough testimony included following exchanges true colonel purpose effectuating attempting effectuate checkpoint plan obtain large numbers arrest drunk drivers correct correct far aware tried found getting high rate arrests yes understanding purpose colonel attempting implement plan intend use get drunk drivers arrested deter drinking driving app knowledge maryland study part reviewed check lanes effective tool arresting drunk drivers relied upon number arrests judge successfulness understanding aware within announcements went public indication checkpoints effectuate sic arrest drunk drivers goal effectuate arrests drunk drivers well part role sure certainly primary goal primary goal reduce alcohol related accidents primary goal stretch effectuate high rate arrests within program goal effectuate rise arrests use different technique know record ross testimony regarding low actual arrest rate checkpoint programs corroborated testimony one defendants witnesses lieutenant raymond cotten maryland state police mich previous cases recognized maintenance traffic checking program interior necessary flow illegal aliens controlled effectively border note substantiality public interest practice routine stops inquiry permanent checkpoints practice government identifies important operations brief pp checkpoints located important highways absence highways offer illegal aliens quick safe route interior routine checkpoint inquiries apprehend many smugglers illegal aliens succumb lure highways prospect inquiries forces others onto less efficient roads less heavily traveled slowing movement making vulnerable detection roving patrols cf requirement stops major routes inland always based reasonable suspicion impractical flow traffic tends heavy allow particularized study given car enable identified possible carrier illegal aliens particular requirement largely eliminate deterrent conduct smuggling operations even though smugglers known use highways regularly omitted traffic fatalities also susceptible reduction public information campaigns way crimes example smuggling armed assault intoxicated driver likely victim percent killed accidents involving legally intoxicated drivers legally intoxicated drivers fatal accident reporting system overview cf skinner railway labor executives stevens concurring part concurring judgment conscious possibilities accident might occur alcohol drug use might contributing factor risk serious personal injury deter use substances seems highly unlikely additional threat loss employment effect behavior example traffic fatalities involving legally intoxicated persons one subtracts number legally intoxicated drivers killed crashes remain fatalities somebody intoxicated driver killed accident involving legally intoxicated persons number still includes however accidents legally intoxicated pedestrians stepped front sober drivers killed fatal accident reporting system overview see also supra contrast total murders non negligent manslaughters approximately committed firearm another committed sort knife dept justice source book criminal justice statistics statistics seem follow someone drive legally intoxicated likely killed armed assailant intoxicated driver threat life concealed weapons thus appears comparable threat drunken driving permanent non discretionary checkpoints already common practice public libraries often require every patron submit brief search books leave passing special detector record colonel hough lieutenant cotten agreed publicity news media integral part checkpoint program colonel hough example testified follows observed colonel time media campaign regard crackdown implementing positive effect believe effect yes order positive effect media campaign continue necessary continue announcements putting yes true much media publicity attendant sobriety checkpoint come public service announcements general media attention issue placing newspapers public interest story yes television public interest stories yes anticipate colonel level media interest matter continue long haul certain wane period time ever given thought whether different type deterrent program type attendant media attention similar deterrent effect expect checkpoint done save program care program selective enforcement probably received great attention question ever given thought whether different technique attendant media publicity gotten effect looking