>no, people have got tickets riding their lawn mowers drunk on their front lawns.
>The reason is they say if they weren’t there you could potentially go onto the road.
They should challenge it; jury-trial, defense would be easy:
Defendant: “Mr. Officer, can you tell me why you gave me a ticket for drunk driving?”
Officer: “You were driving a riding lawnmower while drunk.”
Defendant: “And doesn’t that law apply to roads, specifically roads accessible to the public, and not people’s lawns?”
Officer: “Yes, that is the case; but there is a potentiality that you could have gone from your lawn onto the road.”
Defendant: “But I did not go out onto the road, correct?”
Officer: “You might have when I was not there.”
Defendant: “Do you have any witnesses saying that I did?”
Officer: “No.”
Defendant: “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, there you have it. The prosecution admits that the law applies only to public roads, that I was not on the public roads during my encounter with the officer, AND that they have no witnesses saying otherwise.”
http://duicharge.info/2012/03/can-i-get-a-dui-driving-my-lawnmower-atlanta-ga-dui-lawyer/
1. Driving or operating or being in control of a motor vehicle;
2. On a road or highway (or anywhere within the state);
3. While under the influence of alcohol (or while intoxicated/inebriated).
I have seen stories of people getting tickets on dirt bikes on state or federal lands.
I know in some states, there are exceptions.
Like in West Virginia they spray paint farm use on the side and take off the license plates. As long as they keep it off the road, they don’t even need a license. Your 5 year old could drive it.