Alcohol + handlebars

Ever ride when you're probaly over the legal limit for driving?

  • Yes

    Votes: 8 61.5%
  • No

    Votes: 5 38.5%

  • Total voters
    13

Mathurin

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As per topic.

Me = yes
 
Hehe, I wonder how the law applies for that? I've heard of people being drunk and arrested while on a bicycle. So I guess the lesson is never drive or cycle while intoxicated. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
 
Well, some of my buddies got busted riding two on a bike, while under the influence. The police told them they were drunk and to get off and walk. But at least in my neck of the woods, getting involved in an accident while intoxicated leads to criminal charges, so you better not kill anyone!


But Ive ridden a bike while warmed up a handfull of times...
They kinda self-limit how drunk you can be and still ride, too.
 
Here in Canada if u r over legal driving limit while operating a form of tranport (car,bicycle,boat) its the same as if u where driving a car + the points go on your drivers license if no license just a small fine.
I find here there's more of a problem with totaly stoned people riding.
 
Here in Australia it's exactly the same as if you were DUI in a car and the same fines/charges/and/or gaol time apply. Heck, you can even get done DUI on a horse!
 
You can get done (UK) for drunk in charge of a bicycle but you won't loose your driving license. Anyway you can't fall off a trike.
 
I heard on "The Tonight Show" with Leno that someone arrested a woman for driving drunk on a bicycle... a stationary bicycle. If they can get you for a bicycle that's not even moving then I'd presume they could cite you for riding on one that does.

http://blog.courttv.com/stupid_crimes/2007/02/womans_drunken_.html
 
Man driving motorized cooler faces DWI, other charges
By Don Lehman
dlehman@poststar.com
Published: Tuesday, June 03, 2008

WHITEHALL - In case you were wondering, a motorized cooler on wheels is a motor vehicle under state law.

A Whitehall man learned that on Memorial Day, when he was charged with driving while intoxicated after police pulled him over for swerving and driving on the sidewalk on a four-wheeled, motorized cooler known as a "Cruzin Cooler."

Leslie J. "Bomber" Marr, 57, could face felony DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle charges because of prior arrests and convictions in drinking-and-driving cases, said Whitehall Police Chief Richard LaChapelle.

The electricity-powered Cruzin Cooler that Marr was riding contained 14 beers, the chief said.

LaChapelle said Whitehall Police Patrolman Andrew Mija stopped Marr at about 7:45 p.m. after the officer saw Marr swerving and preparing to cross William Street on the motorized cooler.

The machine has handlebars, and its operator sits on a seat atop the cooler, LaChapelle said.

"We were told it can do up to 12 mph," the chief said.

Marr had apparently just left the nearby American Legion Post 83, but it was unclear where he was going, LaChapelle said. He was not headed toward his Lafayette Street home, and he refused to take a breath test, the chief said.

Marr had apparently been working at the American Legion post earlier in the day, according to police.

Marr was charged with misdemeanor counts of DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and also was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

He was released pending prosecution in Whitehall Village Court.

The Cruzin Cooler was seized by police, the chief said.

No listed phone number for Marr could be found Monday.

Washington County District Attorney Kevin Kortright said the scooter is considered a motor vehicle under state law.

"They tell us he's been riding around town on that cooler for years," Kortright said. "You can't cruise around on your cooler if you're intoxicated."

Cruzin Coolers generally run on 300-watt to 500-watt motors similar to those used on other motorized scooters, but there are some models that run on gasoline.

The company's Web site boasts the vehicles can travel up to 13 mph and pull up to 400 pounds. Price-wise, they begin at about $300.

They are legal in New York, according to the company's Web site.

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Original URL:
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/06/03/news/local/13641652.txt

Canadian tech of course:
http://www.cruzincooler.ca/

HEY BOMBER! Are ya here on ES? :mrgreen:

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