This is one reason it's really is important to get people controlled and handcuffed quickly. It's actually kind of funny to see someone's reaction when they suddenly find themselves in handcuffs. Then there are those who start angry and finish angry. They're full of threats and anger. Once again state of intoxication is the indicator.
Drunks often fall asleep during the drive.
On the other hand, drunks often scream obscenities and threats all the way to jail. Some are completely quiet. We're required to tell the in-custody what the charges are when they ask, but I sometimes wonder if I still have to tell them the 5th, 19th and 37th time they ask. We had an event on the Plaza one night, and we were arresting a lot of people for public intoxication. When that happened, the transport officer would stop alongside U.S. Highway 101 to await the second prisoner, so we could keep as many officers as possible in the City.