Yes I know a guy that got a dui on a bicycle
1) Ray Bradbury chapter in a writing advice book: Drunk and In Charge of a Bicycle.
That is the kind of life I’ve had. Drunk, and in charge of a bicycle, as an Irish police report once put it. Drunk with life, that is, and not knowing where off to next.
2)In some countries particularly in Europe, drinking and biking can be seen as the same as drinking and driving a motor vehicle. In Canada, bikes are treated differently than motorized vehicles. However, the moment the bike is motorized, it becomes a criminal act to bike drunk.
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3) California. .... still considered a misdemeanor criminal offense. California law requires payment of a $250 fine for cycling DUI but does not impose any other formal legal penalties. California Vehicle Code §21200.5
in 1984 my friend and I got pulled over for speeding on our bicycles.
the cop said he had to go 60mph to catch up with us, I said “That is so confusing what does that have to do with anything?, then he said I have you on radar doing 34 in a 25mph zone.
(this was down a huge hill with no incoming streets)
The cops are there still total assholes even if you live there.
And I know of one that got popped for DUI on a lawn tractor. I’ll see if I can find the article - it is hilarious, and I knew the guy. One of my high school buddies’ father.
He was under the mistaken belief that since you don’t need to have a license to drive a farm vehicle, and since a lawn tractor is sort of a farm vehicle, you can ride it to and from the bar after your license has already been suspended for .... DUI.
He even made a gesture at the police, indicating the they were #1 in his book. He spent the night in the city jail.