BAT Program / Checkpoints

The BAT Program in conjunction with law enforcement agencies conducts Driving While Impaired (DWI) Checkpoints across the state. The primary purpose of a DWI Checkpoint is to detect and apprehend the impaired driver. DWI Checkpoints maximize the deterrent effect and increase the perception of "risk of apprehension" of motorists who would operate a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Drivers who drink too much believe that they stand little chance of being detected and arrested. The BAT Mobile Unit increases the threat of detection by allowing law enforcement to conduct DWI Checkpoints in rural areas where the drinking driver least expects to encounter law enforcement officers.