Different tests are used by police to determine whether a driver may be intoxicated. This should be no easy task as only outer manifestations of excessive substance consumption are observable when making this determination. One of these tests involves determining whether a driver is oriented as to time and place.

This test is pretty simple and involves inquiries into the driver’s ability to explain where he is, where he came from, the time of day and the day of the week. For example, if the driver is stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge, and explains to the trooper that he is coming from New York and going to Hackensack, the trooper could conclude the driver is not following the most direct route to his destination and may be under the influence of alcohol or some other substance diminishing his ability to operate his vehicle.