Hi Dora, Wanted to share with you about a recent situation. I work in a bar/restaurante and at the bar there was a off-duty state trooper. Well I was back and forth to the bar getting drinks for customers. I didn't notice I had been banging into things or wobbling around. Guess I am so use to it that I don't pay attention when I go off balance any more. Well at the end of the night, this trooper walks up to me and asks what time I go home. I told him. Then he asks if I am driving. I looked at him strange and said, "Yes, of course I am". He lowered his voice and told me he did not think that would be wise because he could tell I had been drinking. He said he had been watching me all night. Well....lol....I thanked him for his concern and said I was not drunk, I had no alcohol in me at all....but I had MS and one of the symptoms of MS was loss of balance. I told him if he did not believe me I would take any breatalyzer he wanted and he would see I had no alcohol content at all. He did not give me a test, he did apologise and that was that! So if you are stopped, just tell the officer the truth. If he gives you a hard time, you can prove what you say to him is true. :-)

@rcdnorthstar Thank you. I too, often bump into things on a regular basis, and I don't notice it at all and when people point it out to me, I just laugh it off to my clumsiness again. But, geesh, with an officer, it is not one to laugh off. Yes, I thought the breathalyzer option would be proof enough if they do not believe me. I am getting identification necklaces and bracelets also, because I do drive extensively and I do hit those checkpoint areas.
Your story is really kind of cool, considering he had been watching you all evening. The way you responded was good too and I will use that also. Thank you.
You're right.....we have PROOF.

I have wondered what I would do in that situation. I would just tell the officer that I have MS and offer to do a breathalyzer. I would also show them the card I received at the DMV when I got my handicapped sign.

@YoselTarnofsky How did you obtain that card?

I am an LEO in Texas. We aren't required to ask about their inability to complete the Standardized Field Evaluation (SFE). So, you will need to volunteer your limitations right away. I have offered to volunteer at our academy for their training on FSE but haven't been taken up on it. I thought it would have been a good idea for them to complete a FSE on someone who isn't intoxicated but can't complete a FSE.
We don 't carry a breathalyzer. Those things haven't stood the test of consistency and are inadmissible.
So our only way in Ft Worth is to take you to jail, tow your car etc.... So, be courteous as possible and educate the ofcr when given a chance. The use of a card by the MS Society or a doctor's note should prove credible enough.