Originally posted by D*Alex
I guess what disturbs me most about your post is the way you seem to feel that it's acceptable to be operating anything when you are intoxicated. This is totally unacceptable, juvenile behaviour. If you are too d@mn drunk to walk, then sleep it off!
D*Alex,
Sorry if I gave the wrong impression. I share your attitude about riding while drunk, no question about it.
I was just making some points about what the law says.
I should add that I think it unduly harsh for cycling while drunk to be punished as severely as DUI, but it isn't the greatest injustice i can think of. And I don't like the fact that you'd lose your license for refusing to consent to blood/urine/breath tests on a vehicle for which licensing is not required. Why not make it a condition of the "driving privilege" that you'll submit to searches of your house, etc.? But nonetheless, given that the cost of avoiding these problems is simply avoiding riding while drunk I don't think this is any big deal.
Cheers,