Originally Posted by
calamarichris
I respectfully disagree. I don't make a habit of riding (or driving) around while under the influence, but one can cause a good deal more death & damage with a several thousand pound car which is capable of traveling 70 or more MPH than one can with a 20-40 pound bicycle traveling at maybe 20-25. I'm glad the law takes into account that distinction.
IMO the distinction doesn't really encourage drunken cycling.
My point is, first off people label all cyclists the same. They say "you guys think you own the road". It's all perception. They think that when my team is on a training ride we are the same as the idiot Midnight Ridazz party rides. Yes the physical damage is not the same as a 2k pound car
however being drunk on the road isn't really any safer on a bike is it? Veering your nifty 1986 Bianchi Campione single speed into oncoming traffic
isn't really better for the driver who accidentally kills you and has to carry that burden for the rest of their lives.
Dying because you are drunk = Eternal Fail