Question of the Day #1050

Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Hampden County

From the headline of this article at WWLP.com.

  上記の文で、sobriety checkpointの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "sobriety checkpoint" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

飲酒検問所

ただし、飲酒のみならず麻薬等の検査も行います。

 

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:

a place in the road where the police stop vehicles so they can test drivers to see if they have drunk too much alcohol or used illegal drugs

 

Examples

• Sobriety checkpoints are law enforcement stops – or checkpoints – designed to randomly stop vehicles on the roadway to check whether drivers are impaired.
• Florida is among those states that do allow sobriety checkpoints, and law enforcement agencies frequently employ them to “crack down” on drunk driving.
• Sobriety checkpoints are police operations that aim to reduce the number of alcohol-related car crashes by preventing people from driving under the influence of alcohol and other substances.
• Sobriety checkpoints...typically involve a number of police vehicles stationed at the side of the road, with police officers pulling vehicles over and testing drivers for illegal levels of substance use (most commonly alcohol). 
• The practice of sobriety checkpoints is based on two perspectives: 1) enforcement, and 2) deterrence.

   

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