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Originally posted by APhi
Under Colorado State Law a roadside test is voluntary (most people don't know that) but refusal to submit to a breath or blood test is an automatic one year suspension of your license. It only makes sense to refuse the BAC test if it's your second or third offense and you're facing that penalty and a whole lot more.
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You just took the words right out from under my fingers. In many states, refusal to submit to a test will automatically suspend your license for one year. Furthermore, if the state decides to prosecute you, the prosecutor *can* tell the jury that you refused to submit to a test. A jury will make its inferences from there...and usually that isn't good for a defendant.
On a personal note, I totally agree with kddani. Five years ago, my friends and I were hit head-on by a drunk driver. His car got caught between our car and a concrete median. He was so drunk that he threw his car into reverse and rammed our car 3 more times to leave the scene of the accident. The car was totalled, a friend of mine has permanent scars on her face from the impact, and I have chronic fibromyalgia that I will have to deal with for the rest of my life because of this jack---.
A fun night out on the town isn't worth the pain you could cause yourself and others. Designate a driver, or call a cab.