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The Myth of Walking in a Straight Line We have represented thousands of clients who were issued immediate roadside prohibitions and administrative driving prohibitions. Several weeks ago, one client expressed that they were concerned when asked to do a sobriety test because the ground was wet and somebody had slipped while walking near the scene. We were confused when we heard this, because the connection was not clear to us. We then realized the client had a very different understanding of what a sobriety test entailed. Like several other clients that we have represented, that client assumed they were going to be asked to do a “walk in a straight line” sobriety test. This assumption is not uncommon. Every once in a while, we come across clients who profess that the issuing police officer never made them walk in a straight line or any sobriety test aside from a breathalyzer test. These tests are in fact a lot less common than people think. While they are used in Canada and in British Columbia in some circumstances, most impaired driving-related driving prohibitions are issued on the basis of roadside breathalyzer tests. Police are not required to do a standardized field sobriety test, which would include walking the line, if requested to do them or in order to arrest a person for impaired driving.