Originally Posted by Martyr
in the old days, the police used to let down your tires and make you walk home if you were pulled over for drinking and riding.
nowadays (in victoria at least), you can lose your driver's license as well. this seems a little heavy handed to me - it isn't like a fully loaded semi trailer.
i am not too sure what happens if you don't have a driver's license to lose - but my guess is that you end up getting fined heaps of money, as well as getting your tires deflated and made to walk home...
marty
Losing a driver's license for violations on a bike is rediclous. Do you need a driver's license to ride a bike? Not any place I know of. Fines, arrests, impounding the bike.. whatever... but actions on a bike shouldn't effect your driving record, license, or auto insurance.
In many US states a bike (or anything wheeled for that matter) is considered a vehicle only when it is on the street. In theory (check your local law) hopping up on the sidewalk (assuming riding on the sidewalk isn't illegal in your area) would make the crime public intoxication and not a DUI. I discussed this with a Deputy Chief of Police who taught a criminal justice class I took in college and was surprised. He said a drunk roller blader in the street could technically get a DUI, but not on the sidewalk. He said the same was true for bikes, skateboards, and even horses. I don't think it'd work for cars tho.