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- Nov 29, 2006
Ok so I got pulled over tonight on my way over to my apartment from a late night trip to the dining hall. Cop comes behind me and obviously I am lookingbehind me trying to figure out why he was creeping behind me. My speed was below speed limit so then he pulls me over. They say I was failing to maintainlane. I supposedly hit the double yellow line and supposedly hit a curb on a turn or something. I am driving a Dodge Intrepid so its not like I am driving asmall car and it is possible for me to hit the yellow line while I am trying to see the cop behind me. Anyway they think I had been drinking and make me dothe field sobriety test. Keep in mind that I am a big guy, 6'3" almost 300 pounds and I also have flat feet. Also I wasnt wearing shoes, I waswearing some nike slides with socks on. So they have me standing on one foot for 15-20 seconds and I was not looking good. I try to tell them that my balanceis not good enough to stand on one foot like that without adjusting my weight. They were rude and said that the tests were made for "normal" people. They realize I am not drunk because they can't smell alcohol and my eyes are perfectly fine. So then they assume that I was on Coke or something becauseI was so bad on the test. So they finally let me go with a ticket which I am appealing of failure to maintain lane. What is the deal on these tests and can Iget in more trouble if I fight this or is the worst case scenario for me now is paying the 90 dollar fine.