skinner railway labor executives argued november decided march upon basis evidence indicating alcohol drug abuse railroad employees caused contributed number significant train accidents federal railroad administration fra promulgated regulations petitioner secretary transportation statutory authority adopt safety standards industry among things subpart regulations requires railroads see blood urine tests covered employees conducted following certain major train accidents incidents subpart authorizes require railroads administer breath urine tests covered employees violate certain safety rules respondents railway labor executives association various member labor organizations brought suit federal district enjoin regulations granted summary judgment petitioners concluding regulations violate fourth amendment appeals reversed ruling inter alia requirement particularized suspicion essential finding toxicological testing railroad employees reasonable fourth amendment stated requirement ensure tests reveal presence drug metabolites may remain body weeks following ingestion confined detection current impairment held fourth amendment applicable drug alcohol testing mandated authorized fra regulations pp tests question viewed private action outside reach fourth amendment railroad complies subpart compulsion sovereign authority therefore must viewed instrument agent government similarly even though subpart compel railroads test concluded context facial challenge testing primarily result private initiative since specific features regulations combine establish government actively encouraged endorsed participated testing specifically since regulations state laws covering subject matter intended supersede provisions government removed legal barriers testing authorized subpart moreover conferring upon fra right receive biological samples test results procured railroads subpart makes plain strong preference testing governmental desire share fruits intrusions addition regulations mandate railroads bargain away subpart testing authority provide employee refuses submit tests must withdrawn covered service pp collection subsequent analysis biological samples required authorized regulations constitute searches person subject fourth amendment long recognized compelled intrusion body blood tested alcohol content ensuing chemical analysis constitute searches similarly subjecting person breath test authorized subpart must deemed search since requires production deep lung breath thereby implicates concerns bodily integrity moreover although collection testing urine regulations entail intrusion body nevertheless constitute searches since intrude upon expectations privacy medical information act urination society long recognized reasonable even employer antecedent interference employee freedom movement characterized independent fourth amendment seizure limitation freedom necessary obtain samples contemplated regulations must considered assessing intrusiveness searches affected testing program pp drug alcohol tests mandated authorized fra regulations reasonable fourth amendment even though requirement warrant reasonable suspicion particular employee may impaired since present record compelling governmental interests served regulations outweigh employees privacy concerns pp government interest regulating conduct railroad employees engaged tasks order ensure safety traveling public employees plainly justifies prohibiting employees using alcohol drugs duty call duty exercise supervision assure restrictions fact observed interest presents special needs beyond normal law enforcement may justify departures usual warrant requirements pp imposing warrant requirement present context essential render intrusions issue reasonable requirement little purposes warrant since circumstances justifying toxicological testing permissible limits intrusions narrowly specifically defined regulations doubtless well known covered employees since virtually facts neutral magistrate evaluate light standardized nature tests minimal discretion vested charged administering program moreover imposing warrant requirement significantly hinder many cases frustrate objectives testing program since delay necessary procure warrant result destruction valuable evidence alcohol drugs eliminated bloodstream constant rate since railroad supervisors set testing process motion little familiarity intricacies fourth amendment jurisprudence pp imposing individualized suspicion requirement present context essential render intrusions issue reasonable testing procedures contemplated regulations pose limited threats covered employees justifiable privacy expectations particularly since participate industry subject pervasive safety regulation federal state governments moreover employees ordinarily consent significant restrictions freedom movement additional interference freedom occurs time takes procure sample railroad employee minimal furthermore schmerber california established governmentally imposed blood tests constitute unduly extensive imposition individual privacy bodily integrity breath tests authorized subpart even less intrusive blood tests although urine tests require employees perform excretory function traditionally shielded great privacy regulations reduce intrusiveness collection process requiring samples furnished medical environment without direct observation contrast governmental interest testing without showing individualized suspicion compelling railroad employee job cause great human loss signs impairment become noticeable regulations supply effective means deterring employees using drugs alcohol putting notice likely discovered accident occurs individualized suspicion requirement also impede railroads ability obtain valuable information causes accidents incidents protect public since obtaining evidence giving rise suspicion particular employee impaired impracticable chaotic aftermath accident difficult determine employees contributed occurrence objective indicia impairment absent appeals conclusion regulations unreasonable tests question measure current impairment flawed even urine test results disclosed nothing specific recent use controlled substances information provide basis investigation might allow fra reach informed judgment particular accident occurred importantly overlooked fra policy placing principal reliance blood tests unquestionably identify recent drug use failed recognize regulations designed discern impairment deter pp kennedy delivered opinion rehnquist white blackmun scalia joined portions part iii stevens joined stevens filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment post marshall filed dissenting opinion brennan joined post attorney general thornburgh argued cause petitioners briefs solicitor general fried assistant attorney general bolton deputy solicitor general merrill deputy assistant attorneys general spears cynkar lawrence robbins leonard schaitman marc richman wayne vance mark lindsey daniel carey smith lawrence mann argued cause respondents brief david holsberry harold ross clinton miller iii briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed american public transit association donald bliss laboratory et al david evans william judge california employment law council victor schachter equal employment advisory council robert williams douglas mcdowell stephen yohay garen dodge national railroad passenger corporation et al erwin griswold pacific legal foundation ronald zumbrun anthony caso private truck council america et al peter susser william borghesani william frick alan friedlander thomas colley et al john kester john buckley stephen urbanczyk william sammons stanley glod charles appler thomas bright robert katz william pope bertram fisher briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed american civil liberties union et al james holzhauer john powell stephen shapiro harvey grossman edward chen american federation labor congress industrial organizations david silberman laurence gold scott raphael filed brief aircraft owners pilots association amicus curiae justice kennedy delivered opinion federal railroad safety act authorizes secretary transportation prescribe necessary appropriate rules regulations orders standards areas railroad safety stat finding alcohol drug abuse railroad employees poses serious threat safety federal railroad administration fra promulgated regulations mandate blood urine tests employees involved certain train accidents fra also adopted regulations require authorize railroads administer breath urine tests employees violate certain safety rules question presented case whether regulations violate fourth amendment problem alcohol use american railroads old industry efforts deter carrier rules began least century ago many years railroads prohibited operating employees possessing alcohol intoxicated duty consuming alcoholic beverages subject called duty recently proscriptions expanded forbid possession use certain drugs restrictions embodied rule operating rule promulgated association american railroads enforced various formulations virtually every railroad country customary sanction rule violations dismissal july fra expressed concern industry efforts adequate curb alcohol drug abuse railroad employees fra pointed evidence indicating intoxication significant problem railroad industry fra also found review accident investigation reports nation railroads experienced least significant train accidents involving alcohol drug use probable cause contributing factor accidents resulted fatalities injuries property damage estimated million approximately million dollars fed reg fra identified additional fatalities operating employees working around rail rolling stock involved alcohol drugs contributing factor ibid light problems fra solicited comments interested parties various regulatory approaches problems alcohol drug abuse throughout nation railroad system comments submitted response request indicated railroads able detect relatively small number rule violations owing primarily practice relying observation supervisors enforce rule fed reg time industry participants confirmed alcohol drug use occur railroads unacceptable frequency available information sources suggest ed problem includ ed pockets drinking drug use involving multiple crew members work sporadic cases individuals reporting work impaired repeated drinking drug use individual employees chemically psychologically dependent substances even without benefit regular testing fra identified fatalities injuries million property damage dollars resulted errors alcohol employees train accidents train incidents period accidents resulted release hazardous materials one case ensuing pollution required evacuation entire louisiana community view obvious safety hazards drug alcohol use railroad employees fra announced june intention promulgate federal regulations subject reviewing comments representatives railroad industry labor groups general public fra promulgated regulations addressing problem alcohol drugs railroads final regulations apply employees assigned perform service subject hours service act ch stat amended et seq regulations prohibit covered employees using possessing alcohol controlled substance cfr regulations prohibit employees reporting covered service influence impaired alcohol blood alcohol concentration influence impaired controlled substance regulations restrict however railroad authority impose absolute prohibition presence alcohol drug body fluids persons employ accordingly replace rule render unenforceable fed reg extent pertinent two subparts regulations relate testing subpart entitled toxicological testing mandatory provides railroads shall take practicable steps assure covered employees railroad directly involved provide blood urine samples toxicological testing fra upon occurrence certain specified events toxicological testing required following major train accident defined train accident involves fatality ii release hazardous material accompanied evacuation reportable injury iii damage railroad property railroad duty collecting blood urine samples testing impact accident defined collision results reportable injury damage railroad property finally railroad also obligated test ny train incident involves fatality railroad employee occurrence event activates duty test railroad must transport crew members covered employees directly involved accident incident independent medical facility blood urine samples must obtained employee samples collected railroad required ship prepaid air freight fra laboratory analysis samples analyzed using equipment techniques detect measure alcohol drugs fra proposes place primary reliance analysis blood samples blood available body fluid provide clear indication presence alcohol drugs also current impairment effects fed reg urine samples also necessary however drug traces remain urine longer blood cases possible transport employees medical facility time takes certain drugs eliminated bloodstream instances positive urine test taken specific information pattern elimination particular drug information behavior employee circumstances accident may crucial determination cause accident ibid regulations require fra notify employees results tests afford opportunity respond writing preparation final investigative report see employees refuse provide required blood urine samples may perform covered service nine months entitled hearing concerning refusal take test subpart regulations entitled authorization test cause permissive authorizes railroads require covered employees submit breath urine tests certain circumstances addressed subpart breath urine tests may ordered reportable accident incident supervisor reasonable suspicion employee acts omissions contributed occurrence severity accident incident event certain specific rule violations including noncompliance signal excessive speeding railroad also may require breath tests supervisor reasonable suspicion employee influence alcohol based upon specific personal observations concerning appearance behavior speech body odors employee impairment suspected railroad addition may require urine tests two supervisors make appropriate determination supervisors suspect impairment due substance alcohol least one supervisors must received specialized training detecting signs drug intoxication ii subpart provides whenever results either breath urine tests intended use disciplinary proceeding employee must given opportunity provide blood sample analysis independent medical facility employee declines give blood sample railroad may presume impairment absent persuasive evidence contrary positive showing controlled substance residues urine railroad must however provide detailed notice presumption employees advise right provide contemporaneous blood sample case samples procured subpart regulations set forth procedures collection samples require samples analyzed method reliable within known tolerances respondents railway labor executives association various member labor organizations brought instant suit district northern district california seeking enjoin fra regulations various statutory constitutional grounds ruling bench district granted summary judgment petitioners favor concluded railroad employees valid interest integrity bodies deserved protection fourth amendment app pet cert held however interest outweighed competing public governmental interest promotion railway safety safety employees safety general public involved transportation district found respondents constitutional statutory arguments meritless divided panel appeals ninth circuit reversed railway labor executives assn burnley held first tests mandated railroad reliance authority conferred subpart involve sufficient government action implicate fourth amendment breath blood urine tests contemplated fra regulations fourth amendment searches also agre ed exigencies testing presence alcohol drugs blood urine breath require prompt action precludes obtaining warrant held accommodation railroad employees privacy interest significant safety concerns government require adherence probable cause requirement accordingly legality searches contemplated fra regulations depends reasonableness circumstances concluded however particularized suspicion essential finding toxicological testing railroad employees reasonable ibid requirement individualized suspicion stated impose insuperable burden government ensure tests confined detection current impairment rather discovery metabolites various drugs evidence current intoxication may remain body days weeks ingestion drug except provisions authorizing breath urine tests reasonable suspicion drug alcohol impairment cfr fra regulations require showing individualized suspicion accordingly invalidated judge alarcon dissented criticized majority fail ing engage balancing interests focusing instead solely degree impairment workers privacy interests dissent held government compelling need assure railroad safety controlling drug use among railway personnel outweighs need protect privacy interests granted federal parties petition writ certiorari consider whether regulations invalidated appeals violate fourth amendment reverse ii fourth amendment provides right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures shall violated amendment guarantees privacy dignity security persons certain arbitrary invasive acts officers government acting direction camara municipal san francisco see also delaware prouse consider whether tests question reasonable fourth amendment must inquire whether tests attributable government agents whether amount searches seizures turn matters although fourth amendment apply search seizure even arbitrary one effected private party initiative amendment protects intrusions private party acted instrument agent government see jacobsen coolidge new hampshire see also burdeau mcdowell railroad complies provisions subpart regulations compulsion sovereign authority lawfulness acts controlled fourth amendment petitioners contend however fourth amendment implicated subpart regulations nothing subpart compels testing private railroads unwilling conclude context facial challenge breath urine tests required private railroads reliance subpart implicate fourth amendment whether private party deemed agent instrument government fourth amendment purposes necessarily turns degree government participation private party activities cf lustig plurality opinion byars question resolved light circumstances coolidge new hampshire supra fact government compelled private party perform search establish search private one specific features regulations combine convince us government adopt passive position toward underlying private conduct regulations including subpart state laws rules regulations covering subject matter cfr intended supersede provision collective bargaining agreement arbitration award construing agreement fed reg also confer upon fra right receive certain biological samples test results procured railroads pursuant subpart addition railroad may divest otherwise compromise contract authority conferred subpart fra explained authority conferred purpose promoting public safety railroad may shackle way inconsistent duty promote public safety fed reg covered employee free decline employer request submit breath urine tests conditions set forth subpart see employee refuses submit tests must withdrawn covered service see app field manual light provisions unwilling accept petitioners submission tests conducted private railroads reliance subpart primarily result private initiative government removed legal barriers testing authorized subpart indeed made plain strong preference testing also desire share fruits intrusions addition mandated railroads bargain away authority perform tests granted subpart clear indices government encouragement endorsement participation suffice implicate fourth amendment precedents teach government seeks obtain physical evidence person fourth amendment may relevant several levels see dionisio initial detention necessary procure evidence may seizure person cupp murphy davis mississippi detention amounts meaningful interference freedom movement ins delgado jacobsen supra obtaining examining evidence may also search see cupp murphy supra dionisio supra infringes expectation privacy society prepared recognize reasonable see california greenwood jacobsen supra long recognized compelled intrusio body blood analyzed alcohol content must deemed fourth amendment search see schmerber california see also winston lee light society concern security one person see terry ohio obvious physical intrusion penetrating beneath skin infringes expectation privacy society prepared recognize reasonable ensuing chemical analysis sample obtain physiological data invasion tested employee privacy interests cf arizona hicks much true procedures required subpart regulations subjecting person breathalyzer test generally requires production alveolar deep lung breath chemical analysis see california trombetta implicates similar concerns bodily integrity like test considered schmerber also deemed search see lafave search seizure see also burnett anchorage shoemaker handel cert denied unlike procedure issue schmerber procedures prescribed fra regulations collecting testing urine samples entail surgical intrusion body disputed however chemical analysis urine like blood reveal host private medical facts employee including whether epileptic pregnant diabetic disputed process collecting sample tested may cases involve visual aural monitoring act urination implicates privacy interests appeals fifth circuit stated activities society personal private passing urine people describe euphemisms talk function traditionally performed without public observation indeed performance public generally prohibited law well social custom national treasury employees union von raab view conclusion collection subsequent analysis requisite biological samples must deemed fourth amendment searches need characterize employer antecedent interference employee freedom movement independent fourth amendment seizure precedents indicate every governmental interference individual freedom movement raises constitutional concerns seizure person see dionisio supra grand jury subpoena though enforceable contempt effect seizure person mara present purposes suffices note limitation employee freedom movement necessary obtain blood urine breath samples contemplated regulations must considered assessing intrusiveness searches effected government testing program cf place iii hold fourth amendment applicable drug alcohol testing prescribed fra regulations begin inquiry standards governing intrusions ortega plurality opinion new jersey fourth amendment proscribe searches seizures unreasonable sharpe schmerber california reasonable course depends circumstances surrounding search seizure nature search seizure montoya de hernandez thus permissibility particular practice judged balancing intrusion individual fourth amendment interests promotion legitimate governmental interests delaware prouse criminal cases strike balance favor procedures described warrant clause fourth amendment see place supra district except certain circumstances search seizure case reasonable unless accomplished pursuant judicial warrant issued upon probable cause see payton new york mincey arizona recognized exceptions rule however special needs beyond normal need law enforcement make warrant requirement impracticable griffin wisconsin quoting new jersey supra blackmun concurring judgment faced special needs hesitated balance governmental privacy interests assess practicality warrant requirements particular context see griffin wisconsin supra search probationer home new york burger search premises certain highly regulated businesses ortega supra searches employees desks offices new jersey supra search student property school officials bell wolfish body cavity searches prison inmates government interest regulating conduct railroad employees ensure safety like supervision probationers regulated industries operation government office school prison likewise presents special needs beyond normal law enforcement may justify departures usual warrant requirements griffin wisconsin supra hours service employees covered fra regulations include persons engaged handling orders concerning train movements operating crews engaged maintenance repair signal systems fed reg undisputed covered employees engaged tasks fra found respondents conceded point oral argument tr oral arg recognized whole premise hours service act length hours service direct relation efficiency human agencies upon protection life property necessarily depends baltimore ohio icc see also atchison must remembered purpose act prevent dangers must necessarily arise employee public continuing men dangerous hazardous business periods long render unfit give service essential protection entrusted care fra prescribed toxicological tests assist prosecution employees rather prevent accidents casualties railroad operations result impairment employees alcohol drugs cfr governmental interest ensuring safety traveling public employees plainly justifies prohibiting covered employees using alcohol drugs duty subject called duty interest also require justif ies exercise supervision assure restrictions fact observed griffin wisconsin supra question remains whether government need monitor compliance restrictions justifies privacy intrusions issue absent warrant individualized suspicion essential purpose warrant requirement protect privacy interests assuring citizens subject search seizure intrusions random arbitrary acts government agents warrant assures citizen intrusion authorized law narrowly limited objectives scope see new york burger supra chadwick camara municipal san francisco warrant also provides detached scrutiny neutral magistrate thus ensures objective determination whether intrusion justified given case see chadwick supra present context however warrant little aims circumstances justifying toxicological testing permissible limits intrusions defined narrowly specifically regulations authorize doubtless well known covered employees cf biswell indeed light standardized nature tests minimal discretion vested charged administering program virtually facts neutral magistrate evaluate cf colorado bertine blackmun concurring recognized moreover government interest dispensing warrant requirement strongest burden obtaining warrant likely frustrate governmental purpose behind search camara municipal san francisco supra see also new jersey donovan dewey fra recognized alcohol drugs eliminated bloodstream constant rate see fed reg blood breath samples taken measure whether substances bloodstream triggering event occurred must obtained soon possible see schmerber california although metabolites drugs remain urine longer periods time may enable fra estimate whether employee impaired drugs time covered accident incident rule violation fed reg delay necessary procure warrant nevertheless may result destruction valuable evidence government need rely private railroads set testing process motion also indicates insistence warrant requirement impede achievement government objective railroad supervisors like school officials see new jersey supra hospital administrators see ortega business investigating violations criminal laws enforcing administrative codes otherwise little occasion become familiar intricacies fourth amendment jurisprudence imposing unwieldy warrant procedures upon supervisors otherwise reason familiar procedures simply unreasonable ibid sum imposing warrant requirement present context add little assurances certainty regularity already afforded regulations significantly hindering many cases frustrating objectives government testing program believe warrant essential render intrusions issue reasonable fourth amendment cases indicate even search may performed without warrant must based general matter probable cause believe person searched violated law see new jersey supra balance interests precludes insistence showing probable cause usually required quantum individualized suspicion concluding search reasonable see made clear however showing individualized suspicion constitutional floor search must presumed unreasonable limited circumstances privacy interests implicated search minimal important governmental interest furthered intrusion placed jeopardy requirement individualized suspicion search may reasonable despite absence suspicion believe true intrusions question large intrusions privacy fra regulations limited extent transportation like restrictions necessary procure requisite blood breath urine samples testing interference alone minimal given employment context takes place ordinarily employee consents significant restrictions freedom movement necessary employment free come go please working hours see ins delgado additional interference railroad employee freedom movement occurs time takes procure blood breath urine sample testing said infringe significant privacy interests decision schmerber california supra indicates true blood tests required fra regulations case held state direct blood sample withdrawn motorist suspected driving intoxicated despite refusal consent intrusion noted test performed reasonable manner motorist blood taken physician hospital environment according accepted medical practices said also intrusion occasioned blood test significant since tests commonplace days periodic physical examinations experience teaches quantity blood extracted minimal people procedure involves virtually risk trauma pain ibid schmerber thus confirmed society judgment blood tests constitute unduly extensive imposition individual privacy bodily integrity winston lee see also south dakota neville simple test safe painless commonplace breithaupt abram blood test procedure become routine everyday life breath tests authorized subpart regulations even less intrusive blood tests prescribed subpart unlike blood tests breath tests require piercing skin may conducted safely outside hospital environment minimum inconvenience embarrassment breath tests reveal level alcohol employee bloodstream nothing like procedures mandated subpart used ascertain presence alcohol controlled substances bloodstream breath tests reveal facts employee substantial privacy interest cf jacobsen place circumstances conclude administration breath test implicates significant privacy concerns difficult question presented urine tests like breath tests urine tests invasive body regulations may used occasion inquiring private facts unrelated alcohol drug use recognize however procedures collecting necessary samples require employees perform excretory function traditionally shielded great privacy raise concerns implicated blood breath tests characterize additional privacy concerns minimal contexts note regulations endeavor reduce intrusiveness collection process regulations require samples furnished direct observation monitor despite desirability procedure ensure integrity sample see fed reg see also field manual sample also collected medical environment personnel unrelated railroad employer thus unlike similar procedures encountered often context regular physical examination importantly expectations privacy covered employees diminished reason participation industry regulated pervasively ensure safety goal dependent substantial part health fitness covered employees relation safety employee fitness recognized congress enacted hours service act baltimore ohio icc also authorized secretary test railroad facilities equipment rolling stock operations persons deems necessary carry provisions federal railroad safety act emphasis added also recognized state governments long reflected industry practice evidenced industry promulgation enforcement rule indeed fra found appeals acknowledged see railroads require periodic physical examinations train engine employees certain employees fed reg see also railway labor executives assn norfolk western brotherhood maintenance way employees lodge burlington northern suggest course interest bodily security enjoyed employed regulated industry must always considered minimal however covered employees long principal focus regulatory concern dissenting judge noted reason obvious idle locomotive sitting harmless becomes lethal operated negligently persons influence alcohol drugs though privacy interests implicated toxicological testing issue reasonably might viewed significant contexts logic history show diminished expectation privacy attaches information relating physical condition covered employees reasonable means procuring information conclude therefore testing procedures contemplated subparts pose limited threats justifiable expectations privacy covered employees contrast government interest testing without showing individualized suspicion compelling employees subject tests discharge duties fraught risks injury others even momentary lapse attention disastrous consequences much like persons routine access dangerous nuclear power facilities see rushton nebraska public power alverado washington public power supply system cert pending employees subject testing fra regulations cause great human loss signs impairment become noticeable supervisors others impaired employee fra found seldom display outward signs detectable lay person many cases even physician fed reg view finds ample support railroad industry experience rule judgment courts examined analogous testing schemes see brotherhood maintenance way employees lodge burlington northern supra indeed respondents posit impaired employees might detected without alcohol drug testing premise respondents lawsuit even occurrence major calamity give rise suspicion impairment respect particular employee procedure identify impaired employees ease perfect accuracy fra regulations supply effective means deterring employees engaged tasks using controlled substances alcohol first place fed reg railroad industry experience rule persuasively shows common sense confirms customary dismissal sanction threatens employees use drugs alcohol duty serve effective deterrent unless violators know likely discovered ensuring employees positions know tested upon occurrence triggering event timing employee predict certainty regulations significantly increase deterrent effect administrative penalties associated prohibited conduct cf griffin wisconsin concomitantly increasing likelihood employees forgo using drugs alcohol subject called duty testing procedures contemplated subpart also help railroads obtain invaluable information causes major accidents see fed reg take appropriate measures safeguard general public cf michigan tyler noting prompt investigation causes fire may uncover continuing dangers thereby prevent fire recurrence michigan clifford rehnquist dissenting positive test results point toward drug alcohol impairment part members crew possible cause accident may help establish whether particular accident otherwise drug related made worse inability impaired employees respond appropriately negative test results likewise furnish invaluable clues eliminating drug impairment potential cause contributing factor help establish significance equipment failure inadequate training potential causes suggest thorough examination alternatives tests performed following rule violations specified subpart likewise provide valuable information respecting causes transgressions fra found involve potential serious train accident grave personal injury fed reg requirement particularized suspicion drug alcohol use seriously impede employer ability obtain information despite obvious importance experience confirms fra judgment scene serious rail accident chaotic investigators arrive scene shortly major accident occurred may find difficult determine members train crew contributed occurrence obtaining evidence might give rise suspicion particular employee impaired difficult endeavor best circumstances impracticable aftermath serious accident events following rule violations activate testing authority subpart may less chaotic objective indicia impairment absent instances well indeed attempt gather evidence relating possible impairment particular employees likely result loss deterioration evidence furnished tests cf michigan clifford supra plurality opinion michigan tyler supra unrealistic inimical government goal ensuring safety rail transportation require showing individualized suspicion circumstances without quarreling importance governmental interests appeals concluded postaccident testing regulations unreasonable lood urine tests intended establish drug use alcohol measure current drug intoxication degree impairment based conclusion reading certain academic journals indicate testing urine disclose drug metabolites may remain body days weeks ingestion drug find analysis flawed several reasons emphasized new jersey universally recognized evidence relevant inquiry need conclusively prove ultimate fact issue tendency make existence fact consequence determination point issue probable less probable without evidence quoting fed rule evid even urine test results disclosed nothing specific recent use controlled substances covered employee information provide basis investigative work designed determine whether employee used drugs relevant times see field manual record makes clear example positive test result coupled known information concerning pattern elimination particular drug information may gathered sources employee activities may allow fra reach informed judgment particular accident occurred see supra importantly appeals overlooked fra policy placing principal reliance results blood tests unquestionably identify recent drug use see fed reg relying urine tests secondary source information designed guard possibility certain drugs eliminated bloodstream blood sample obtained also failed recognize fra regulations designed discern impairment also deter record indicates blood urine tests taken together highly effective means ascertaining impairment deterring use drugs railroad employees believe appeals erred concluding postaccident testing regulations reasonably related government objectives support conclude compelling government interests served fra regulations significantly hindered railroads required point specific facts giving rise reasonable suspicion impairment testing given employee view conclusion present record toxicological testing contemplated regulations undue infringement justifiable expectations privacy covered employees government compelling interests outweigh privacy concerns iv possession unlawful drugs criminal offense government may punish separate far dangerous wrong perform certain sensitive tasks influence substances performing tasks impaired alcohol course equally dangerous though consumption alcohol legal contexts government may take necessary reasonable regulatory steps prevent deter hazardous conduct since gravamen evil performing certain functions concealing substance body may necessary case us examine body fluids accomplish regulatory purpose necessity perform regulatory function respect railroad employees engaged tasks reasonableness system established case alcohol drug tests conducted reliance authority subpart viewed private action outside reach fourth amendment testing procedures mandated authorized subparts effect searches person must meet fourth amendment reasonableness requirement light limited discretion exercised railroad employers regulations surpassing safety interests served toxicological tests context diminished expectation privacy attaches information pertaining fitness covered employees believe reasonable conduct tests absence warrant reasonable suspicion particular employee may impaired hold alcohol drug tests contemplated subparts fra regulations reasonable within meaning fourth amendment judgment appeals accordingly reversed ordered footnotes regulations provide limited exception testing railroad representative immediately determine basis specific information employee role cause cfr exception may made however case major train accident ibid promulgating regulations fra noted sometimes possible exonerate crew members situations calling testing especially difficult assess fault degrees fault aftermath substantial accidents see fed reg see federal railroad administration dept transportation field manual control alcohol drug use railroad operations field manual ethyl alcohol measured gas chromatography ibid addition drug screens may conducted immunoassays techniques ositive drug findings confirmed gas spectrometry ibid tests properly conducted identify presence alcohol drugs biological samples tested great accuracy see lovvorn chattanooga copeland philadelphia police cert pending railway labor executives assn burnley case everett napper jones mckenzie app national treasury employees union von raab aff pertinent part post mcdonell hunter division amalgamated transit union suscy cert denied see also alverado washington public power supply system cert pending taking blood urine sample might also characterized fourth amendment seizure since may viewed meaningful interference employee possessory interest bodily fluids cf jacobsen necessary analysis case however characterize taking blood urine samples seizure bodily fluids privacy expectations protected characterization adequately taken account conclusion intrusions searches regulations provide ach sample provided subpart retained less six months following date accident incident may made available party litigation upon service appropriate compulsory process custodian cfr fra explained promulgated provision intends retain samples primarily purposes permit reanalysis sample another laboratory reported detection substance tested original procedure fed reg provision might read broadly authorize release biological samples law enforcement authorities record disclose intended actually used indeed respondents aver generally test results might made available law enforcement authorities brief respondents seriously contend provision part administrative scheme designed pretext enable law enforcement authorities gather evidence penal law violations new york burger absent persuasive showing fra testing program pretextual assess fra scheme light obvious administrative purpose leave another day question whether routine use criminal prosecutions evidence obtained pursuant administrative scheme give rise inference pretext otherwise impugn administrative nature fra program subpart regulations example permit exercise discretion choosing employees must submit testing except limited circumstances warranted objective criteria see supra subpart conferring discretion choose may required submit testing also imposes specific constraints exercise discretion covered employees may required submit breath urine tests directly involved specified rule violations errors acts omissions contributed occurrence severity specified accidents incidents sure discretion necessarily must used determining whether employee acts omissions contributed occurrence severity event limited assessment objective circumstances surrounding event devolve unbridled discretion upon supervisor field cf marshall barlow addition regulations contain various safeguards possibility discretion abused railroad requires testing bad faith cfr willfully imposes program authorized testing comply subpart otherwise fails follow regulations subject civil penalties see pt app addition whatever damages may awarded arbitration process employees produce blood urine samples required subpart asked medical personnel complete form stating whether taken medications preceding days completed forms shipped samples fra laboratory see field manual information used ascertain whether positive test result explained employee lawful use medications procedure permits government learn certain private medical facts employee might prefer disclose indication government treat information confidential uses information purpose circumstances view procedure significant invasion privacy cf whalen roe see code requiring persons employed dispatchers engineers conductors brakemen switchmen subjected thorough examination respecting inter alia skill sobriety eyesight hearing mass laws prescribing eyesight examination experience requirements railroad engineers conductors law mckinney requiring applicants positions motormen gripmen subjected thorough examination habits physical ability intelligence see also nashville alabama noting upholding predecessor alabama statute commerce clause challenge state may lawfully require railway employees undergo eye examinations interests safety respondents offer list less drastic equally effective means addressing government concerns including reliance private proscriptions already force training supervisory personnel effectively detect employees impaired drug alcohol use without resort intrusive procedures blood urine tests brief respondents repeatedly stated however reasonableness particular government activity necessarily invariably turn existence alternative less intrusive means illinois lafayette see also colorado bertine obvious logic elaborate arguments raise insuperable barriers exercise virtually powers judges engaged post hoc evaluations government conduct almost always imagine alternative means objectives government might accomplished montoya de hernandez quoting sharpe fra expressly considered various alternatives program reasonably found wanting bottom respondents insistence less drastic alternatives require us reasonable conclusions drawn fra years investigation study decline appeals also expressed concern tests might quite unreliable thus unreasonable record compiled fra years investigation study support conclusion impossible guarantee mistakes ever made isolated cases respondents challenged administrative scheme face deal therefore whether tests contemplated regulations ever conducted cf bell wolfish respondents provided us reason doubting fra conclusion tests issue accurate overwhelming majority cases justice stevens concurring part concurring judgment opinion public interest determining causes serious railroad accidents adequately supports validity challenged regulations persuaded however interest deterring use alcohol drugs either necessary sufficient justify searches authorized regulations think dubious proposition regulations significantly deter use alcohol drugs hours service employees people think railroad employees well go work expectation may involved major accident particularly one causing catastrophic results loss life release hazardous material requiring evacuation moreover even 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 reason join portions part iii opinion rely deterrence rationale however join balance opinion judgment justice marshall justice brennan joins dissenting issue case whether declaring war illegal drugs good public policy importance ridding society drugs apparent rather issue whether government deployment war particularly draconian weapon compulsory collection chemical testing railroad workers blood urine comports fourth amendment precisely need action drug scourge manifest need vigilance unconstitutional excess great history teaches grave threats liberty often come times urgency constitutional rights seem extravagant endure world war ii cases hirabayashi korematsu red scare internal subversion cases schenck dennis extreme reminders allow fundamental freedoms sacrificed name real perceived exigency invariably come regret permitting government force entire railroad crews submit invasive blood urine tests even lacks evidence drug alcohol use wrongdoing majority today joins shortsighted courts allowed basic constitutional rights fall prey momentary emergencies majority holds need federal railroad administration fra deter diagnose train accidents outweighs minimal intrusions personal dignity privacy posed mass toxicological testing persons given indication whatsoever impairment ante reaching result majority ignores text doctrinal history fourth amendment require highly intrusive searches type based probable cause evanescent calculations agencies judges majority errs even utilitarian standards trivializing raw intrusiveness overlooking serious conceptual operational flaws fra testing program flaws cast grave doubts whether program though born good intentions ineffectually symbolize government opposition drug use majority purports limit decision postaccident testing workers jobs ante much limits holding companion case testing transferees jobs involving drug interdiction use firearms treasury employees von raab post damage done fourth amendment easily cabined majority acceptance dragnet blood urine testing ensures first worst casualty war drugs precious liberties citizens therefore dissent today takes longest step yet toward reading requirement fourth amendment fourth time many years majority holds special nee beyond normal need law enforcement makes requirement probable cause impracticable ante citations omitted recognition government interest regulating conduct railroad employees ensure safety need ante permitted special needs displace constitutional text four categories searches enumerated fourth amendment searches persons ante houses griffin wisconsin papers ortega effects new jersey process constitutional requirement dispensed impracticable elusive one fourth amendment provides right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures shall violated warrants shall issue upon probable cause supported oath affirmation particularly describing place searched persons things seized majority recitation amendment remarkably leaves word violated ante remainder amendment warrant clause easily excised long recognized framers intended provisions clause warrant probable cause provide yardstick official searches seizures measured supra opinion brennan without content provisions give fourth amendment overarching command searches seizures reasonable amendment lies virtually devoid meaning subject whatever content shifting judicial majorities concerned problems day choose give supple term see dunaway new york protections intended framers easily disappear consideration balancing multifarious circumstances presented different cases constitutional requirements like probable cause friends present advantageous conveniently absent special needs make seem recently unbroken line cases recognized probable cause indispensable prerequisite search regardless whether search conducted pursuant warrant one recognized exceptions warrant requirement supra opinion brennan see also chambers maroney government action question substantially less intrusive impact privacy dunaway thus clearly fell short search relax standard narrowly defined intrusions requisite balancing embodied principle seizures reasonable supported probable cause see also supra opinion brennan even class cases almost always required government show individualized suspicion justify search searches upheld absence individualized justification routinized fleeting nonintrusive encounters conducted pursuant regulatory programs entailed contact person four years since first began recognizing special needs exceptions fourth amendment clarity fourth amendment doctrine badly distorted eclipsed requirement patchwork quilt settings public school principals searches students belongings public employers searches employees desks probation officers searches probationers homes griffin tellingly time found special needs counseled ignoring literal requirements fourth amendment searches favor formless unguided reasonableness balancing inquiry concluded search question satisfied test joined dissenting opinions cases protesting jettison ing standard finds support text fourth amendment predicting majority balancing test portended dangerous weakening purpose fourth amendment protect privacy security citizens supra opinion brennan majority decision today bears prophecy determining fourth amendment applies fra testing regime majority embarks extended inquiry whether regime reasonable inquiry balances circumstances surrounding search seizure nature search seizure ante quoting montoya de hernandez result special needs balancing analysis deepest incursion yet core protections fourth amendment today conceivable government search aimed person simply person possessions balancing analysis place longer nary word explanation acknowledgment novelty approach majority extends special needs framework regulation involving compulsory blood withdrawal urinary excretion chemical testing bodily fluids collected procedures today conceivable prerequisite surviving special needs analysis existence individualized suspicion longer contrast searches griffin supported individualized evidence suggesting culpability persons whose property searched regulatory regime upheld today requires postaccident collection testing blood urine covered employees even every member group gives every indication sobriety attentiveness widening special needs exception probable cause authorize searches human body unsupported evidence wrongdoing majority today completes process begun eliminating altogether requirement civil searches undertaken reasons beyond normal need law enforcement ante citations omitted place majority substitutes manipulable balancing inquiry upon mere assertion special need even deepest dignitary privacy interests become vulnerable governmental incursion see ibid distinguishing criminal civil searches terms however fourth amendment unlike fifth sixth confine protections either criminal civil actions instead protects generally right people secure fact malleable special needs balancing approach justified basis policy results allows majority reach majority concern railroad safety problems caused drug alcohol abuse laudable cavalier disregard text constitution drug exception constitution communism exception exception real imagined sources domestic unrest coolidge new hampshire abandoning explicit protections fourth amendment seriously imperils right let alone comprehensive rights right valued civilized men olmstead brandeis dissenting reject majority special needs rationale unprincipled dangerous ii proper way evaluate fra testing regime use analytic framework traditionally used appraise fourth amendment claims involving fullscale searches least recent special needs cases framework inquire serially whether search taken place see katz whether search based valid warrant undertaken pursuant recognized exception warrant requirement see welsh wisconsin whether search based probable cause validly based lesser suspicion minimally intrusive see dunaway finally whether search conducted reasonable manner see winston lee see also opinion brennan summarizing analytic framework majority threshold determination covered railroad employees searched fra testing program certainly correct ante among us prepared consider reasonable person expectation privacy respect extraction blood collection urine chemical testing fluids jacobsen majority ensuing conclusion warrant requirement may dispensed however conveniently overlooks fact three distinct searches issue although importance collecting blood urine samples drug alcohol metabolites disappear justifies waiving warrant requirement two searches narrow exigent circumstances exception see schmerber california delay necessary obtain warrant threaten destruction evidence exigency prevents railroad officials securing warrant chemically testing samples obtain blood urine spoil properly collected preserved reason doubt ability railroad officials grasp relatively simple procedure obtaining warrant authorizing appropriate chemical analysis extracted fluids therefore wholly unjustified dispense warrant requirement final search see chimel california exigency exception permits warrantless searches extent exigency exists requirement however fra testing regime egregiously violates fact explains majority ready acceptance expansion countertextual special needs exception measure fra highly intrusive collection testing procedures qualify personal searches precedents showing probable cause therefore clearly required even searches viewed entailing minimal intrusions order say police fra program still fail pass constitutional muster without exception demanded even minimally intrusive searches person founded individualized suspicion see supra federal parties concede satisfy standard brief federal parties one construes fra collection testing procedures akin routinized fleeting regulatory interactions permitted absence individualized suspicion see supra might procedures survive constitutional scrutiny presumably reason majority likens case upheld brief automobile stops border ascertain validity motorists residence ante case law common sense reveal bankruptcy absurd analogy constitutional imperative adhering textual standard probable cause evaluate fra multifarious searches compelling person submit piercing skin hypodermic needle blood may extracted significantly intrudes personal privacy dignity unwarranted intrusion state fourth amendment protects schmerber supra emphasized terry ohio even limited search outer clothing constitutes severe though brief intrusion upon cherished personal security must surely annoying frightening perhaps humiliating experience similarly described taking suspect fingernail scrapings severe though brief intrusion upon cherished personal security cupp murphy quoting terry supra upholding procedure upon showing probable cause withdrawal blood involving added aspect physical invasion surely less intrusion surrender blood demand furthermore hardly quotidian occurrence cf supra routine stops involve quite limited intrusion recognition intrusiveness procedure specifically required schmerber police evidence suspect impairment forcing endure blood test interests human dignity privacy fourth amendment protects forbid intrusions mere chance desired evidence might obtained absence clear indication fact evidence found fundamental human interests require law officers suffer risk evidence may disappear compelling person produce urine sample demand also intrudes deeply privacy bodily integrity urination among private activities generally forbidden public eschewed matter conversation performed places designed preserve tradition personal seclusion cf questioning involves annoyance neither frightening offensive fra however gives scant regard personal privacy field manual instructs supervisors monitoring urination railroad workers must provide urine samples direct observation federal railroad administration dept transportation field manual control alcohol drug use railroad operations emphasis added privacy interests offended compulsory supervised urine collection profound overwhelming judgment lower courts commentators professor later solicitor general charles fried written culture excretory functions shielded less absolute privacy much situations privacy violated experienced extremely distressing detracting one dignity self esteem privacy yale activities society personal private passing urine people describe euphemisms talk function traditionally performed without public observation indeed performance public generally prohibited law well social custom ante quoting national treasury employees union von raab finally chemical analysis fra performs upon blood urine samples implicates strong privacy interests apart intruded upon collection bodily fluids technological advances made possible uncover analysis chemical compounds fluids drug alcohol use also medical disorders epilepsy diabetes clinical depression cf supra quoting checkpoint inquiry involves brief question two motorist residence appeals district columbia circuit observed uch tests may provide government officials periscope peer individual behavior private life even home jones mckenzie app see also capua plainfield supp nj urine testing form surveillance reports person activities surely someone present watching fra requirement workers disclose medications taken days prior chemical testing impinges upon confidentiality customarily attending personal health secrets reading precedents intrusiveness three searches demands like searches justified probable cause answer suggest majority railroad workers relinquished protection afforded fourth amendment requirement either participat ing industry regulated pervasively ensure safety undergoing periodic fitness tests pursuant state law agreements ante decisions regulatory search area refute suggestion heavy regulation railroad industry eclipses workers rights fourth amendment insist upon showing probable cause bodily fluids extracted line cases exclusively involved searches employer property respect ertain industries history government oversight reasonable expectation privacy exist proprietor stock enterprise marshall barlow emphasis added citation omitted quoted new york burger never intimated regulatory searches reduce employees right privacy persons see camara municipal san francisco inspections personal nature cf donovan dewey marshall supra pointed individuals lose fourth amendment rights workplace gate see also oliver relinquish rights schoolhouse door hotel room threshold hoffa rights mean little indeed passed portals individual may remain subject suspicionless search person justified solely grounds government already permitted conduct search inanimate contents surrounding area holding searches persons may fall within category regulatory searches permitted absence probable cause even individualized suspicion majority sets dangerous precedent majority suggestion railroad workers privacy minimally invaded collection testing bodily fluids undergo periodic fitness tests ante equally baseless initial matter even participation fitness tests render minimal employee interest bodily security ante minimally intrusive searches person require precedents justificatory showing individualized suspicion see supra fundamentally railroad employees routinely required submit blood urine tests gain maintain employment railroad employers ordinarily access employees blood urine certainly purpose ascertaining drug alcohol usage railroad employees sometimes undergo tests eyesight hearing skill intelligence agility ante hardly prepares government demands submit extraction blood excrete supervision bodily fluids tested physiological psychological secrets may contain surely employees release basic information financial personal history employers may ascertain ethical fitness relinquish expectations privacy respect personal letters diaries revealing though papers may character recognize invalidating searches involved fra testing regime failure comport fourth amendment command probable cause may hinder government attempts make rail transit safe humanly possible constitutional rights consequences one efforts maximize public welfare matter well intentioned must always pursued within constitutional boundaries police freed constraints fourth amendment one day seek evidence criminal wrongdoing resulting convictions incarcerations probably prevent thousands fatalities refusal tolerate specter reflects shared belief even beneficent governmental power whether exercised save money save lives make trains run time must always yield resolute loyalty constitutional safeguards constitution demands less loyalty iii even accepting majority view fra collection testing program appropriately analyzed multifactor balancing test literal terms fourth amendment still find program invalid benefits suspicionless blood urine testing far outstripped costs imposed personal liberty sweeping searches erroneously deriding minimal privacy dignity interests stake uncritically inflating likely efficacy fra testing program majority strike different balance reasons stated find nothing minimal intrusion individual liberty occurs whenever government forcibly draws analyzes person blood urine several aspects fra testing program exacerbate intrusiveness procedures strikingly agency regulations forbid fact appear invite criminal prosecutors obtain blood urine samples drawn fra use basis criminal investigations trials see cfr sample may made available party litigation upon service appropriate compulsory process custodian sample unprecedented invitation leaving open possibility criminal prosecutions based suspicionless searches human body cf treasury employees post customs service program prohibits use test results criminal prosecutions camara sure majority acknowledges passing possibility criminal prosecutions ante refuses factor possibility fourth amendment balancing process stating record disclose cfr intended actually used ibid demurrer highly disingenuous federal parties concede find prohibition release fra testing results prosecutors brief federal parties absence prosecutions date likely due fact fra regulations held invalid much brief history hardly proves prosecutors avail fra invitation future majority really views impact fra testing privacy interests minimal even tests generate criminal prosecutions say prospect prosecutions lead majority reassess validity testing program prosecutions part balance say condition approval program nonrelease test results prosecutors ducking important issue majority gravely disserves values served fourth amendment rights persons fra searches furthermore majority refusal restrict release test results casts considerable doubt conceptual basis decision special need railway safety one beyond normal need law enforcement ante citations omitted majority also overlooks needlessly intrusive aspects testing process although fra requires collection testing blood urine agency concedes mandatory urine tests unlike blood tests measure current impairment therefore differentiate impairment prior drug alcohol use ceased affect user behavior see cfr urine test may reveal use drugs alcohol much days prior sampling given fra stated goal ascertain current impairment identify persons used substances spare time sufficiently advance railroad duties pose risk impairment mandatory urine testing seems wholly excessive least fra limit use urinalysis confirming findings current impairment suggested person blood tests additional invasion caused automatically testing urine well blood hardly ensures privacy interests invaded necessary majority trivialization intrusions worker privacy posed fra testing program matched extreme blind acceptance government assertion testing dete employees engaged tasks using controlled substances alcohol help railroads obtain invaluable information causes major accidents ante respect first deterrence simply implausible testing employees major accidents occur cfr appreciably discourage using drugs alcohol justice stevens observes concurring opinion people think railroad employees well go work expectation may involved major accident particularly one causing catastrophic results loss life release hazardous material requiring evacuation moreover even 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 ante poverty majority deterrence rationale leaves government interest diagnosing causes major accidents sole remaining justification fra testing program denigrate interest seems slender thread hang intrusive program particularly given knowledge one workers impaired time accident falls far short proving substance abuse caused exacerbated accident see corroborative evidence needed witness accounts worker misfeasance least indications cause accident within worker area responsibility particularized facts course essence individualized suspicion requirement respondent railroad workers urge appeals found pos insuperable burden government furthermore reliance importance diagnosing causes accident critical basis upholding fra testing plan especially hard square frequent admonition interest ascertaining causes criminal episode justify departure fourth amendment requirements never sustained search upon sole ground officers reasonably expected find evidence particular crime katz iv first dissenting opinion member oliver wendell holmes observed great cases like hard cases make bad law great cases called great reason real importance shaping law future accident immediate overwhelming interest appeals feelings distorts judgment immediate interests exercise kind hydraulic pressure makes previously clear seem doubtful even well settled principles law bend northern securities first leading case minimally intrusive search held valid based suspicion short probable cause terry ohio held police officer observes unusual conduct suggesting criminal activity persons reasonably suspects armed presently dangerous may conduct carefully limited search outer clothing persons see also hensley upholding brief stop person described wanted flyer police ascertain arrest warrant issued delaware prouse invalidating discretionary stops motorists check licenses registrations based reasonable suspicion motorist unlicensed automobile unregistered vehicle occupant otherwise detained pennsylvania mimms upholding limited search officers lawfully stopped car saw large bulge driver jacket upholding brief stops roving border patrols officers reasonably believe car may contain illegal aliens adams williams upholding brief stop interrogate suspicious individual believed carrying narcotics gun see brief interrogative stop permanent border checkpoint ascertain motorist residence status camara municipal san francisco routine annual inspection city housing department special needs invoked justify abrogating requirement new jersey substantial need teachers administrators freedom maintain order schools ortega efficient proper operation workplace griffin wisconsin need preserve deterrent effect supervisory arrangement probation see supra teacher report student smoking provided reasonable suspicion purse contained cigarettes supra charges specific financial improprieties gave employer individualized suspicion misconduct employee griffin supra tip police officer probationer storing guns apartment provided reasonable suspicion fourth amendment applies equally criminal civil searches emphasized ironically enough portion holding fourth amendment applicable schoolhouse searches malleability special needs balancing thus clearer majority endorses applicability fourth amendment civil searches determining whether search taken place wholly ignores subsequent inquiry validity search fra procedures also constitute searches subject constitutional safeguards see ante reaching conclusion focus discussion collection testing blood urine intrusive procedures better demonstrate excesses fra scheme majority seeking lessen devastating ramifications schmerber california back assertion blood extraction infringe significant privacy interests ante emphasizes schmerber observation blood tests commonplace performed virtually risk trauma pain ante quoting majority however wrenches statement context schmerber made statement established blood test fell within exigent circumstances exception warrant requirement test supported probable cause indeed statement made context separate inquiry whether compulsory blood test conducted reasonable manner see also winston lee schmerber recognized ordinary requirements fourth amendment threshold requirements conducting kind surgical search seizure beyond standards schmerber inquiry considered number factors determining reasonableness blood test emphasis added majority also cites south dakota neville breithaupt abram proposition blood tests commonplace ante cases however police officers attempted impose blood tests suspects exceptionally strong evidence driver inebriation majority dismisses nonexistent intrusiveness direct observation ground fra regulations state observation require fed reg cited ante majority dismissal hasty however regulations sentence go state ut observation effective means ensuring sample employee diluted fed reg even case majority suggestion officials monitoring urination disregard clear commands field manual provided dubious say least see national treasury employees union von raab aff pertinent part post taylor supp nd feliciano cleveland supp nd ohio american federation government employees weinberger supp sd capua plainfield supp nj result majority extension regulatory search doctrine searches person individuals fra finds used drugs may face criminal prosecution even impairment nothing causing accident majority observes evidence criminal behavior unearthed otherwise valid regulatory search excludible unless search shown pretext obtaining evidence criminal trial ante citing new york burger defense majority belittles mercifully preserves another day