Not me. Can't stand alcohol; the merest hint of alcohol in something makes me just about retch. I tried to "acquire the taste" in college but never did. Can't bear coffee either; yuck.

I started riding because I like to ride. I keep riding for the same reason, plus I like that it's taken 20 pounds off me and kept me looking pretty good with no extra work, plus the main reason these days is environmentalism, though that's not much of why I started.

I enjoy a couple of drinks but never drive drunk. I've never been pulled over for that. I doubt many here would cite that as their reason for commuting via bike.

Most people commute by bike because they enjoy it!

Not me either. But one of our neighbors did say they were wondering if I'd lost my license or something when I was riding in the pouring rain. :D

Nah, I drink like a fish, but I stay away from the car when I do. Not only for the obvious reasons, but when the FAA gets wind of a DUI, they tend to yank the offender's pilot certificate for a while.

I think many commuters who do start commuting because of a DUI related offense don't generally seek forums for education and comradery. Ergo, posing the question to this forum will not illicit many responses indicating that the specified poster is part of that group.

It's like that around here. I've seen more & more moped riders over the past year along with immigrants on x-mart bikes. I can only assume that most of the moped riders have lost the license due to a DUI/DWI because Maryland has very stringent laws regarding drunk driving & the judges in my county are particularly tough on DUI/DWI cases. The moped riders at least follow the flow of traffic where as 95% of the x-mart bikers I see are wrong way cyclist. I have a nice long hill on my way to work & occasionally get the chance to "race" a moped up, sometimes I actually win. :D

I live in a town where the college a couple of big computer companies are the primary employers, and you can spot the DUI people really quickly. They ride all kinds of bikes, but tend to wear camouflage or ranching/farming jackets, no helmet but usually a baseball cap with a tobacco/beer/nascar/farm-equipment/muscle-car/Harley Davidson logo, sometimes work or cowboy boots, a big chain wallet, and maybe a belt-knife. They also glare at all of the guys in roadie gear.

I think that a vast majority of these guys are decent and likable guys, but there is a definite class structure here, for some reason. Non techie and college-types find it hard to make enough money to live here, and they harbor a lot of resentment towards "yuppy types". I know a couple of them, and they actually dress like that ONLY when they ride their bikes. It is like a badge of courage, or something.

Why to people spend so much time and effort on something negative like that? I don't get it.

I commute to the bar plenty of times - For the purpose of consuming alcohol. A good ride back helps clear out your system keeps the blood sugar down from the sugary drinks too.

I gog drunk one night an woke up wiff a frookin bicycle. Now I can't get rid 'o da biatch. <*hic*>

Let's see... lower income/no income people on K-Mart bikes and mopeds. Could it be the skyrocketing gas prices? I haven't seen more mopeds, but I have seen twice as many public transit vans in my small town.

Then at least grab all the covers over to your side of the bed silly. :rolleyes:

Hey, you don't have to get a DUI to do that. That's like a requirement to be in the International Society of Freds ;)

How about something nearly the opposite... I got back into cycling because a girl friend biked... I quit smoking because I wanted to cycle more...

So no connection with DUI, but cycling has indeed had a positive effect on my life.

I've found life to be a bit boring lately and am branching out into different things. I'm also convinced that my quality of life will be much higher if I am committed to physical fitness as a way of life (right now its an on again off again affair, I'm ready to marry).

Cycling also makes me feel good. Its a total mood elevator for me. Kind of like how surfers get into surfing to reach a peaceful place.

Also, passing stopped rush hour traffic makes me want to grin and laugh. Yeah i'm like that.

I really doubt you'd find nearly any DUI recipients on the Commuting section of BF. Most people are on this forum because they are passionate about their chosen mode of transportation.

I've come across a couple people on my commutes that received DUIs. I don't dress in the full cycling garb so I don't think most of them dress much differently than me, but their attitude is that of cycle commuting as a temporary inconvenience rather than a pathway to a better person.

I've had a few leetle arguments with some people at a bar I used to bartend in - due to a couple of people who purchased bicycles to get around from local bar to bar versus using their motorcycle - yeah guys - you can get a drinking while driving infraction. One acquaintance did - and he was quite surprised (he was riding road and was in the left lane to make a left, evidently and that's when he was nailed) - not sure how it panned out but he was initially hit with a DUI.

Just gotta luv some of these people at the old mom and pops bars!

They're the guys you see at about 5:00 on friday riding with a case of beer balanced on the handlebars of their Magna.

Well, there's clearly some sort of attraction going on there, cos the bikes are multiplying. :eek:

I started bike commuting when my car went on the fritz and the part was on national back-order, but now I can afford more alcohol. Does that count?

Ride to drink, drink to ride!

Years ago I moved to the Florida Keys. When I first got there I saw all these people riding bikes everywhere, and I'm thinking, "Wow, look how enviromental these peole are!" Turns out they mostly have lost there license due to DUI. Big problem with drugs and alcohol in the Keys.

Not me. I started riding (mountain biking) for fitness and sport, figured that if weekend and night rides were good, then year round daily commuting would be better. For the record I don't drink and drive, never have and never will. Well, actually I do drink and drive, just not at the same time. Beer is so much more guiltless when you ride every day ;)

No DUI here. Heck, I don't even drink anyway. I started commuting because I HATE driving. But what I hate even more than driving is paying a lot of money to do something I hate...like driving. :o Plus I needed to get into better shape and save some money. It's working out well so far.

Personally I'd rather see funny dressed people on "x-mart" bikes riding around or commuting, rather than breaking the law by driving without a license. I know people that would rather drive without a license than use public transportation or ride a bike.

No DUI. I just like to ride my bicycle...that's all.

I didn't start because of a DUI but because my car and then my wife's car broke down within 4 months of eachother. We needed to buy her a new one and she wanted me to get a used one but the price in Philly for a used car w/100,000 plus miles on it is about $5000 or better. Ridiculous. So I decided to go car free, use public transportation and buy a bike. I'm lucky I'm only 4 miles from my place of business.