"Trying to outrun a late model Commodore on a motorised bike with a maximum speed of about 40km/h was probably not the most well thought out strategy someone could come up with and was possibly a judgement that was reached that was clouded by alcohol."
A series of alcohol checkpoints were established around Hamilton city as part of the ongoing Summer Safe Driving Campaign.
Later in the night, police saw a second example of a driver trying to avoid the same checkpoint.
A man about to turn on to Victoria St at about 2.20am noticed the same checkpoint and tried to reverse away without being noticed, Mr Tooman said.
"Unfortunately for the 27-year-old man driving the car a general duties patrol was passing and went to stop the car but the driver fled, stopped about a minute later the driver refused to be breath and blood tested, and he has been charged with failing to stop and refusing to provide a specimen."
Mr Tooman said of the 5810 drivers stopped overnight, only 290 had been drinking and of those 290, 14 drivers face court action for excess breath alcohol.
He said the numbers indicated people were still drinking but they were moderating their drinking.
Mr Tooman said drivers could expect to encounter even more checkpoints throughout the summer as police will focus on drink driving.
