Drunk driving is never a good idea, but doing it this weekend is particularly ill-advised.

On Saturday night, police will be running several sobriety checkpoints on campus and issuing driving-under-the-influence citations to intoxicated drivers. It will be the first such effort in at least a decade.

The Stanford Department of Public Safety, or SDPS, is currently setting up the checkpoints, bringing in officers from the Los Altos and Palo Alto police departments to aid in the effort. The SDPS refused to disclose the location of the checkpoints before they open on Saturday at 9 p.m.

However, the number of arrests will likely be lower than it might be on other weekends because there are few all-campus parties planned and because many fraternities will be away on post-rush retreats.

SDPS Deputy Ken Bates said the checkpoints were not prompted by any increase in the number of DUI arrests and are simply part of an effort to increase awareness about the dangers of drunk driving.

Bates, who has worked at Stanford for 15 years, said that he could not recall the last time the department had used on-campus checkpoints. In fact, before the idea was proposed, officers had to research the correct procedure for setting up such checkpoints.

The legal blood alcohol content for a 21-year-old driver in California is 0.08. The police have reported 22 DUI arrests on campus so far this year, and two arrests were made under California’s “zero tolerance” law, which makes it illegal for underage drivers to have any alcohol in their system.

Anyone driving on Stanford’s campus this Saturday night is liable to be stopped. Officers will randomly check motorists, including those in golf carts.

“You can be arrested in a Hummer or you can be arrested in an EZ Cart and suffer the same consequences,” Bates said.

These consequences include fines, suspension of driving privileges, towing charges, a night in jail and — for most people — higher insurance rates.

Though bikers will not be specifically targeted, students should be wary about hopping on their Schwinns after a few Coronas.

“If we see bikes crashing or falling, of course we’re going to find out what’s going on,” said Stanford Deputy Eric Fenton.