Its called a nice little diversion program in PA called ARD.

ARD is for first time offenders. With some conditions like not having someone in your car under the age of 14 and no injuries(other than yourself) you can qualify. If you get a DUI Charge (once only every 10 years) you can opt for ARD and get the charge expunged if you do everything they say classes, fines short probation. BUT AT A HIGH COST. Average ARD/DUI costs 1200 bucks. Thats more than if you actually got convited fines run from 300-1000 bucks on a convition depending on BAC. The average BAC falls into the high range in PA. 099-.159.. (750 fine for this convition)and look at the break down on the fines.. local state county EMS fee’s everyone is making money off the ARD fine.

OH and if your not drunk but they get you on something else (no violent) you can in many cases use ARD to get out of this… Thus making money for the state, local governmant ect.

Oh what I did not understand last fall. They ran a DUI check point on a major Highway in the Pittsburgh area. This check point stopped over 6000 cars the first night and only made 19 dui arrests. only 19 arrests!

This check poiint was to honor a officer killed in a non DUI related event.. why would a DUI check point honor a officer killed not by a drunk driver?

anyway this check point was not well recieved. Many people conmplained they got held up in traffic for up to 1.5 hrs and people get held up going to work and many said they need restrooms to use.