I hate those comments:



Arggghh all over again...

A bicycle is not a motor vehicle.



I'm of the belief that DWIs for bicyclists are an urban legend.



Ooops, I always thought Downtown Wayzata was "out in the country".

Apparently California does have a CUI law.

http://www.cuilaws.com/

I knew all the correct answers on the quiz.

The dude from Wayzata, KG, is exactly the type of person who gets pissed if he is at a light in traffic and you come up along the side of the road and pass him legally.

All in all cyclist and people in cars are alike. Some are dorks other are not.

OMG?! Who posted this? Who is Rob? Too funny.

Dickface posted this first:



Then Rob posted this:

Nice repsonse Pinkzilla. Very thought out.

This one is priceless too:



A cyclist kicking a car? Holy crap! Anyone else end up doing this about once a month as they are about to get right turned to death?

Don't mind if I do!

PS. DUII on a bicycle is indeed quite illegal, I've seen cyclists cited for riding over the limit TWICE.

Nope, not me. never. The last time it happened I was walking a dog and some girl blew off a stop sign and almost got us. I rapped on her SUV with the retractable leash thingy. It made a nice noise.

If you're close enough enough to be kicked by a cyclist, you're well within 3 feet.

More information please. Such as:

1)What happened in court?

2)What was the fine/penalty.

3)What was the b.a.c.?

OK, itâ??s story time!
You might want to pour yourself a drink before you delve into this treatise.

The first time I made direct observation of this phenomenon was in back in college. I had gotten busted for schmokin a J-bone in front of the student union. Now, in that particular jurisdiction (Oregon), cannabis laws are relatively lenient. Normally I would have just paid the ticket and been on my merry way. But because this â??crimeâ?? took place on campus, the university disciplinary board got involved and threatened to kick me out of school if I didnâ??t participate in the court-mediated drug and alcohol diversion program.

This program was actually geared toward first-time drunk-driver-losers whereby completion of the program allowed one to have the DUII absolved from their record earlier. It went like this: I had to go in once a week to watch old ONDCP propaganda videos, then they make you take a quiz to make sure you paid attention. Being a practicing biologist (I guess â??student biologistâ?? back then), you can imagine that I had much to say about ONDCPâ??s cartoon version of neurotransmission, and the disgraceful lack of objectivity demonstrated by ONDCP/NIDA funded â??scientistsâ?? (Read This).

Anyhoo, at this court-mediated program for drunk drivers and the occasional toker is where I met Potter (whom I subsequently began to run into around town on bike). He was there for: you guessed it, DUII by bicycle. Steef, in regard to your questions;
1) Potter was in the program, so he had to have pleaded guilty, or have been convicted sensu stricto by a court of law.
2) The stupid program was his punishment, along with DUII fines and court costs which I am sure totaled in the thousands of dollars.
3) I couldnâ??t tell you what his BAC was at time of arrest.

The other occasion where I have witnessed DUII by bicycle occurred a few years later in Portland (also Oregon). My buddy Nate, â??Crazy Nate,â?? got drunk as a skunk after his bartending shift and proceeded to ride home. Bombing downhill on Hawthorne Blvd, he crashed into a parked car and broke his clavicle. Some passersby called an ambulance and made him wait until it got there. At the hospital, law enforcement showed up to cite him for DUII.

For Steef:
1) Crazy Nate plead guilty in court (what the fuck else could he do?).
2) He was forced to pay the fine for DUII and court costs totaling in the thousands of dollars. He also had to relinquish his drivers licence for (I think) one year. Incidentally, this is how I learned that there are two bicycle-related convictions that will cause oneâ??s auto insurance premium to rise; DUII and Reckless â??Driving.â??
3) BAC=0.21, per emergency room toxicology analysis.

And on that note, Iâ??m off to ride my bicycle to the bar.


Cheers!

I was not aware that California has a seperate charge for cycling under the infuence. The cases detailed above involve DRIVING under the influence of intoxicants proper, same crime, same penalties.
Prop 215 and CUI do I need another reason to move to Cali? Oh yeah, it aint fuckin cold there!

Some other DUII fun facts:

You can be charged with DUII even if your BAC is under the legal limit, as long as the arresting officer deems that you have been impaired. These charges are fruquently upheald in court.

You can be charged with DUII if the pot you smoked weeks ago causes a positive toxicology result via urinalysis.


All right, I'm really going to the bar now.

I have read through the minnesota drunk driving laws and they all apply to "motor vehicles". While I don't doubt they are in other states, I do not think biking while drunk will get you anywhere besides into the pavement.

right, but both bicycles and horses are considered "motor vehicles" under MN state law. You can get a DUI for riding your horse drunk.

It sounds stupid, I know, but it was a big deal when SoDak finally removed bicycles and horses from their DUI laws.

I remember that court case in South Dakota.

In all fairness. I'd support DUI by bicycle, just to make it even as far as far as sharing the road.

I did get picked up by the cops while drunk with my bicycle laying on somebody's lawn. How would that relate to a similar incident of someone sleeping in their car with their keys handy? Anthow, I just got sent to detox from that little nap and they even transported my bike there too, so I was able to get out and ride right away after my 72 hours.