Usually involves VT state police. They always set it up around New Years Eve and at other random times on the weekends if they do it at all. Its more infrequently as of late. Its mostly a sobriety checkpoint, but do a make point to distract you and ask questions while they run their flashlight through your car. It basically an excuse to stop you, and bust you for violating some random law you don't know about.

This checkpoint is operated by the U.S Dept. of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs. It is a federal checkpoint 90 miles south of the Canadian border just outside of White River Jct., VT on I-91 south. All vehicles are stopped and you are questioned about your citizenship, etc. They will walk around your car and then return to your car window and ask you some more questions. Even Greyhound buses are told to pull into the rest area/weigh station 50 feet away and the buses and the passengers inside are inspected and questioned. In the rest area, there are big campers set up and it looks very police state. There is a viscious dog tied up outside of the camper. If you pull into the rest area, you can see the federal agents with handcuffed people...mostly people of color. It looks like discrimination and it's very sad. It's sad to see internal checkpoints in America, especially federal agents operating them. I am so glad that I don't have any children. I wouldn't want to raise them in America because America is a fast growing police state and it looks like Americans are losing their constitutional rights and freedoms. It's very shocking and sad to see these Orwellian things going on in America. It makes me wonder what they are going to do next.

usually set up on holidays, but there have been many times where it hasn't been a holiday. Usually VT State Police out of the St. Albans barracks. They ask for your I.D., insurance, etc. They are not very nice and they are sarcastic and rude. It's usually young troopers with no experience and their supervisor isn't around. Most people are harrassed and intimidated by these nazi's. More people need to know their constituttional rights in order to get these bad cops off the force and to bring charges against them.

I witnessed this one around 6:30p.m., I did come across two motorists who were stopped about a half a mile before the checkpoint, each by a different local cruiser...Orwellian to say the least.

This so called "sobriety" checkpoint is usually conducted here twice a month or more. It's usually set up on Route 7 south in front of the 99 restaurant and the glass company. It's so sad to see this happening in America. I'm terrified for my children have to grow up in this emerging police state.

Frequently held sobriety roadblock (per local barkeep). On 12/29/07 they were stopping every car, and asking "Have you had anything to drink tonight?". The answer "Not tonight" sufficed, and they let us proceed. They had a big set up in the Catholic Church parking lot where presumably they were doing more involved questioning.

Consistently setup for Memorial Day/July 4th or similar holidays generally associated with drinking and driving. The checkpoint is in front of (and makes use of) the state police barracks near the highway. Many cars are just waved through to prevent traffic backup throughout the county (high volume route), leaving one to wonder how potential 'offenders' are profiled. This block is highly visible due to the amount of traffic buildup if one realizes what is happening before it's too late.