Originally Posted by PhattTyre
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.
couldn't agree more.
for good or bad, i believe that this the law in this state though. I only found out about this from a friend who'd asked about my weekend. When i told him i'd missed the last train and ridden my fg 25km home by candlelight, he told me i was mad to risk my driver's license. I asked around and the concensus is that he is correct. That is, I am mad and I did risk my license :-)
in any case, spending the morning with my kids made me realise the errors of my ways. I wont be doing it again in a hurry.
Originally Posted by PhattTyre
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 used to live in Western Australia. There state laws considered the footpath to be part of the road. The talk about the "road reserve", and on a typical street this would include everything from building line to building line, including the footpath. And this is how they are able to ban skateboarding in the streets. We dont have your loophole here.
And BTW, the police here tend not to teach criminal justice in the class room. I am told that the prefered method here is to take you to the back room and ask you to hold the A-G section of the White Pages in front of your stomach while they beat it with a stick :-)
Yep, check your local laws. They have many ways to make you pay! And anyway, I suppose that Roller Blader is going to have to cross the street eventually. They'll get him too.
cheers
marty