For many years I drank and drove (playing music in bars and clubs). I never had an incident and was never stopped. Eventually, I realized that I was pretty lucky so I started having my wife drive home. Then I had a medical condition and was advised to quit drinking so I did.
I'm really surprised that it's legal to stop people to see if they have been drinking but not legal to stop them and check for weapons, drugs, etc. It seems the same to me.
[SIGPIC]http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=82706&dateline=137762 0356[/SIGPIC]Linda
I've only been stopped at a check point once. It was in Missouri on I40 near Springfield. Not a DUI check point, but a Drug Enforcement Checkpoint. They ran everyone thru a rest area and had dogs doing a sniff test.
So much for the 4th Admendment.
When I was truck driving a few years ago on Thursday nights there was always a checkpoint somewhere on the Mt Parkway in Ky.
They called it a DOT/ DUI checkpoint to catch drunks or drug dealers and an occasional trucker over on his log book.
I was in one one night and saw a border patrol agent and said to the state cop that asked me for my log book "hey we're in Ky whats a border agent doing here?" He laughed and said he was lost.
I have to admit having a computer based log book on the dash is great the cops asks for your log and you say right here on the dash I can download the days activity if you want me too.9 times out of 10 they will say thats OK go ahead have a nice day.
Last edited by Tracii G; 12-16-2013 at 01:35 PM.
When I was a kid, it was normal to drink and drive home. It was wrong. Even one drink makes a difference, but back then the rule was 1 drink an hour per 100 lbs body weight and you were good to go. Besides, not really being a good rule of thumb, one always turned in to two and two to three...I was against drinking and driving yet one time I had too much and was upset about something so I went home too early, almost hit a lamp post turning a corner and decided right then it could have been a lot worse...since then I never drank much when going out and eventually, I've cut it to none and actually don't drink anymore and to tell the truth I don't miss it one bit.
For the cops... I'm sure you brighten their day by dressing up being friendly and looking good and not drinking. Nothing to fear as far as CDing goes.
Chickie
I won't drink and drive now at all.
Don't drink much at all now and really don't miss it.
Suzanne sounds like great ending to a possible traumatic circumstance.
My only experience with Law enforcement I posted a cpl of years ago so I'll just paste it here.
Posted by me in another thread.
Just last fall I was dressed to the nines in a short black sequin dress and 5" heels. Makeup and hair done to perfection complete with long french finger nails. As I was leaving a small club about 1:00AM I had to walk next to a busy lighted street about a block to my Pickup truck. While I am out dressed I never ever drink anything other than just a plain coke. I got to my truck having some difficulty getting into it because of the short dress and heels but proceeded on my way home. A few seconds later I noticed a sheriff's car behind me. Well duh I was driving on my best behavior after noticing him as I continued along for almost a mile before his flashing lights came on. I pulled onto a side street and tried to calm myself down when this sheriffs deputy of at least 50 years old came to my window asking for my drivers license and insurance. As I handed them to him I ask what the problem was and he like thought for a second before saying he noticed me driving left of center a few times and ask if I had been drinking at the club he saw me pull out of. After seeing my male ID and me assuring him that I never drink while I'm out dressed this way he politely said well your in a very high profile truck and it must have just been the wind causing you to drift a little. I was having trouble finding a current insurance verification but had several older ones but he told me to never mind and to have a nice night Mr. K..... Well after thinging about the whole thing I told myself this was just a 50 somthing guy using his ability as a deputy to stop and check out a very sexy girl he noticed comming out of a club and that made my night.
Glad he let you go!
There have been threads like "what are the advantages of being a CDer?" I never could think of anything. Now it occurs to me: I am a better driver en femme.
I had a similar experience to yours last year, Suzanne, and one which I reported on at the time in the attached post. It was in connection with the R.I.D.E program commonly administered here in Ontario, and which Guiseppina makes reference to above:
http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...ale&highlight=
As stated - and as per your own experience - it ended up being a non-event, with none of my worst fears materializing.
I really find now that the more I go out en femme, the easier, more relaxing, and "normal" it feels. Encounters like this one only serve to reinforce the old maxim that we have nothing to fear but fear itself, as well as our own innate (and unwarranted) insecurities...
Aehm but the license clearly say that they are illegal. I know you get stopped in San Jose they will turn you over as there gang task force has 2 ICE agents on it.Originally Posted by Persephone
Oh I miss California, I live in a very conservative Hispanic area of Texas which is why I have been avoiding going out
Hello Valarie, Edinburg girl here. Have you tried PBD's Lounge???
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