http://wral.com/news/local/story/1978615/

10/28/2007 11:12:05 PM

i think Dave Grohl got a DUI on a bicycle a few years ago

10/28/2007 11:12:39 PM

10/28/2007 11:12:56 PM

Here I thought I was being responsible by riding a bicycle instead of driving a car after I was drinking. soon I won't even be able to walk down the street without being charged with a DWI.

10/28/2007 11:14:20 PM

awesome.

Fuck bicyclist

10/28/2007 11:14:51 PM

fuck you and your petroleum using automobile.

10/28/2007 11:17:54 PM

old

10/28/2007 11:18:08 PM

next time use a unicycle

10/28/2007 11:18:36 PM

wral needed to give the guys address? so now we can go over and say hello?

10/28/2007 11:20:15 PM

lol at the pic god put up

10/28/2007 11:21:23 PM

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"Here I thought I was being responsible by riding a bicycle instead of driving a car after I was drinking. soon I won't even be able to walk down the street without being charged with a DWI."

Agreed. We used to ride bikes to parties all the time back in the day because we didn't want to get a DUI. This is ridiculous MADD legislation at it's worst.

10/28/2007 11:40:17 PM

NC General Statute

20-138. Operation of Vehicles and Rules of the Road
Impaired Driving-----20-138.1

(e) A bicycle is not considered a vehicle for purposes of impaired driving.

... reckless driving though, definitely.

[Edited on October 28, 2007 at 11:54 PM. Reason : .]

10/28/2007 11:52:52 PM

thank god the cops in sweden dont care or else they would make a killing giving duis to people on bikes. we ride our bikes everywhere, especially to and from the bars. its almost a sport to see who can make it home drunk without crashing.

10/29/2007 12:03:03 AM

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lol at the random white guy standing at the very back.

10/29/2007 12:04:51 AM

The cops will give you a DUI on just about any conveyance:

Ky. Man Gets DUI While On Horseback
Police Say Man Nearly Fell Off Animal

http://www.wlky.com/news/4476223/detail.html

Man Gets DUI Riding Lawn Mower

http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=79549

And sometimes when you're not even driving:

New Jersey Upholds DUI for a Man in Parked Vehicle
New Jersey appellate court decision upholds a DUI for a man sleeping in a parked truck under the influence.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1940.asp



[Edited on October 29, 2007 at 12:10 AM. Reason : .]

10/29/2007 12:05:02 AM

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" Also, the new legislation makes it illegal for anyone under 21 to drink alcohol. Currently, it's only illegal to possess it. Finally, someone could be charged with DWI while riding a bicycle or driving a tractor."

http://wral.com/news/local/story/1074471/

10/29/2007 12:11:25 AM

And sometimes when you're not even driving:

New Jersey Upholds DUI for a Man in Parked Vehicle
New Jersey appellate court decision upholds a DUI for a man sleeping in a parked truck under the influence.

As far as the law is concerned, if you have the ability to control the vehicle, it doesn't matter if you never move the car. Best thing to do is sleep in the back seat with the keys in the glove box. That way you're out of control.

NC DWI laws also cover ATV's, and golfcarts.

10/29/2007 12:54:27 AM

^

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"Callin' it your job, old hoss, sure don't make it right."

10/29/2007 1:01:43 AM

that's why you take your reflectors off

10/29/2007 1:03:12 AM

Yet the clowns driving the Zambonis (or Olympias) drunk couldn't be charged because zams aren't considered vehicles since they don't carry passengers (except for every single one I have seen at NHL games). The story didn't come from our state so maybe had I driven over to Gypsy's tanked back when I worked at The Ice House I could have been charged. Go figure.

10/29/2007 3:07:44 AM

this wouldnt have been an issue more than likely if:

A) the bicyclist didnt crash into a car

2) the bicyclist was only 16 and drunk

10/29/2007 3:34:02 AM

Yeah... I definitely just used the comment feature to send a note to the web editor.

They need to take their addresses down. Why post it for the under-age minor kid who was charged and why post the same for the guy who just happened to be in the wrong place at the right time? No good reason to post that shit.

Hopefully they just edit out that part...

10/29/2007 3:51:15 AM

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"thank god the cops in sweden dont care or else they would make a killing giving duis to people on bikes. we ride our bikes everywhere, especially to and from the bars. its almost a sport to see who can make it home drunk without crashing."

ha, i was about to say this. although many times i've had to walk my bicycle home because i was much too drunk to ride. my legs are usually purple the next morning

10/29/2007 5:38:59 AM

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"NC General Statute 20-138. Operation of Vehicles and Rules of the Road Impaired Driving-----20-138.1 (e) A bicycle is not considered a vehicle for purposes of impaired driving. ... reckless driving though, definitely."

i think that may be old... they re-wrote the law last december because mopeds are not considered motor vehicles yet they were concerned about drinking and driving on them. the way the current law is written you can get a dui for skateboarding drunk too.

10/29/2007 5:59:31 AM

that's some NC STATE SHIT

10/29/2007 6:05:13 AM

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"He faces one count each of driving-while-impaired and a provisional DWI for underage drinking."

10/29/2007 6:50:06 AM

it was coming

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10/29/2007 7:50:10 AM

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"Here I thought I was being responsible by riding a bicycle instead of driving a car after I was drinking. soon I won't even be able to walk down the street without being charged with a DWI."

here in Delaware I've learned it's a ticketable offense to walk drunk. I've even been pulled over before walking home from a bar. In that instance pretty sure he thought I had seen him and i was doubling around waiting for him to pull off before getting behind the wheel.

and in my defensive driving class they literally tell you that if you're going to sleep one off in your car, to hide the keys somewhere outside the car. if you have the keys on you, it's a dwi, if they're not in the car, it's not...

absurdity.

[Edited on October 29, 2007 at 9:21 AM. Reason : e]

10/29/2007 9:21:13 AM

get one of those magnetic key holders under the wheel well

but yeah

our government gives absurd tickets all of the god damn time
I'm moving as soon as I get my education

fuck this place

10/29/2007 9:56:29 AM