States where you can get a DUI riding a bike [OC]

Posted by Smacpats111111

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  2. I get that this on the books in NM, but hell, it is hard to get a DUI here if you are in a car. And if you do it is misdemeanor until you have at least three. We joke that it is a requirement to get hired on at the county.

  3. I am not american so sorry for my question. Is this about motorbikes or bicycles?

  4. Even in the Netherlands it is technically illegal, though never enforced.

  5. Very surprised you can’t get a DUI on a bike in NY/NJ. You’d think a drunk cyclist poses the highest risk in the NYC metro of all places nationally.

  6. In Canada you can’t get a DUI on a bike.

    You *can* get a DUI on an ebike or other assisted transportation device. Having the motor is key.

    You can get public intoxication and other assorted charges because of you riding a bike drunk, but the actual act of riding the bike isn’t the issue.

    That said, *any* form of boating while drunk is a crime since being in control of a vessel while intoxicated is the crime. Not a ‘motor vessel.’

    Because of that it includes canoes or kayaks or even an inflatable tube floating down the river. It’s also illegal to have open containers in those vessels.

  7. Are you psychic? How do you know where I’m going to get a DUI riding a bike? If you are psychic, why the hell do I drink and ride so much in so many states? And what’s the powerball numbers for the next drawing?

  9. Some of those states actually have generic language and it’s not specific to bikes but any vehicle you are in control of. 

    I remember someone riding a horse down a freeway while drunk a few years back got a DUI in CA.

  10. This is not true because my friend Sterling got a DUI in Mesa, AZ riding a bike home drunk from the bar.

  11. What is the blood alcohol limit to be considered a DUI?

  13. Very good friend of mine got a DUI while on a bike in Michigan…

  14. Can you make a graphic for “Can you get a DUI on a horse?” I believe this is also state specific.

  15. Yeah here in WI I still think they will nail you with public intoxication which is stupid as your screwed if you drive and screwed if you do the right thing and take other non motorized way.

  16. I was riding a two-wheel bicycle, came to a light, and fell over. Cop pulls alongside and asks, “Have you been drinking?” No, sir, I have Parkinson’s. The next question was “Does the care home know where you are?”

  18. It may be illegal in New Hampshire but it sure as hell ain’t enforced

  19. Fort Collins Colorado has a whole festival dedicated to getting shitfaced and riding bikes 

  20. You can get a DUI on a bike on Mackinac Island in Michigan. It happens all the time.

  21. Can get or will get are two very different things. You are a vehicle and must follow vehicular law… but all the folk riding around having a good time and not being assholes aren’t getting stopped for breathalyzer checks.

  23. Rarely do I see a U.S. states map where there doesn’t seem to be any correlation.

  24. **States where DUI on a horse may be possible due to broad “vehicle” definitions or specific statutes:**

    * **Alabama**
    * **Arkansas**
    * **California:** California Vehicle Code Section 21050 states that anyone “riding or driving an animal upon a highway” is subject to the same duties as the driver of a vehicle. This has led to DUI charges for horseback riders.
    * **Florida:** Florida’s broad definition of “vehicle” has been interpreted to include horses in some DUI cases.
    * **Georgia**
    * **Kansas:** Some sources indicate Kansas as a state where horses can be considered vehicles for DUI purposes.
    * **Kentucky:** Kentucky has a separate DUI statute for “not a motor vehicle,” which can include horses.
    * **Maryland:** Maryland Transportation Section 11-176 broadly defines “vehicle” to include any device used for transportation on a highway, which can encompass a horse.
    * **Michigan:** While some sources suggest Michigan might have specific prohibitions, others indicate their DUI statutes may not explicitly mention horses, making it less clear-cut for a direct DUI charge. However, other charges are still possible.
    * **Nevada**
    * **New Mexico**
    * **North Carolina:** North Carolina is often cited as a state where a DUI on a horse is possible.
    * **Oklahoma**
    * **Oregon**
    * **Vermont**

  25. If you get a DUI in Louisiana you’re fucking up. A crap ton of people drink and drive here (literally crazy)

  27. I understand someone drunk on a bicycle can hurt themselves very badly, but it seems a bit unreasonable to hit someone with a life altering criminal charge as if they were driving drunk putting everyone at risk versus riding a bicycle and maybe getting scrapes or a head injury.

  28. I’m honestly surprised NH is a yes and MA is a no, live free or die my ass!

  29. we would save quite a few lives a year if we stopped w this

  31. Hilarious to see Colorado because lefthand does a bar bike crawl and the cops literally guide the traffic of thousands of drunk ppl riding bikes from brewery to brewery lmao

  33. I’m not sure how many other states do this, but Ohio has an extra dumb gotcha, you can lose your drivers license from getting a DUI from biking. Extra, extra dumb – you can lose your drivers license for boating while drunk, but they don’t take your boating license.

  36. Please, can you follow up with data relating to DUI and riding a horse?

  37. So it looks like the only way you can bike from the Atlantic coast to Pacific while drunk the entire time is to start in Virginia and end in Washington. If anyone wants to do that.

  38. Legit wondering how many people have ridden a bike drunk.

    I will admit I am one of them

  39. So in a “data is beautiful” sense, these colors are not good. When you’re posing a question, green would presumably be yes, red no. Also, red/green color blindness is very common, so you’d at least want to change the luminance so they don’t match (lighter green, darker red, or some such)

  40. Tbh there’s no better feeling than biking buzzed on a clear bike path with some music 😎

  41. But you do not have to wear a helmet when riding a MOTORCYCLE in Rhode Island. This is crazy

  42. From the things I’ve witnessed, i dont trust the accuracy of this data

  43. When I was in HI (Military) I once stayed in Honolulu for a week as part of a work conference thing and I thought it would be a good idea to bring my bike to avoid a potential DUI after a night out drinking. Well I was riding back to the hotel one night on the sidewalk and a cop stops me and asks why I’m riding on the sidewalk. I told him it was because I had been drinking and didn’t want to cause an accident in the road, and that’s when he informed me that you can get a DUI in HI on a bike. He was super chill and told me if I just walked the bike back he’d let me off with a warning. At the time I didn’t realize how big a bullet I just dodged.

  44. if your drunk on your bike, refuse to blow or to submit to a test.

  45. If you were riding a bicycle built for two and your both drunk who gets the DUI?

  46. What about for riding a horse while drunk? Or does the horse itself have to be drunk?

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