Dallas wrote:


Many States automatically suspend your driver's licence for refusal to take
an alcohol test. From a constitutional point of view, I don't understand
why the 5th Amendment doesn't come into play here. Doesn't one have the
right to refuse all alcohol tests on the basis of self incrimination?

The way it works in nearly every state is that alco tests are consented
to as a condition of license issuance.

The strategy on refusing the test depends on:

1. What you expect your BAC to be.
2. What state you are in.
3. What state issued your license.

Some states require warning you of the consequences of the refusal.
Some don't. Some allow you 20 minutes to try to contact counsel,
some don't.