bluto22b

Does one know if consuming alcohol and then riding a bicycle home constitute a criminal offence with the liability of points on ones licence?

The reason I ask is because I was barred from my local yesterday lunchtime(under new management didn't like the new landlady anyway ). I got into an argument over Alf licking a blokes shoe whilst he was trying to eat his ploughmans lunch. Anyway, landlady took it as an opportunity to bar me

I will now have to cycle 3 miles into the next village and I wondered if after returning home after 7 pints of Adnams broadside am I at risk?

Blutes

Leslie

I think you can be done for being drunk in charge of a bicycle. Or riding it anyway.

Les

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Who's Alf ?

dsmith

CYCLING AND THE LAW :: Bike For All >> The essential resource for everyone who cycles... or is thinking about it.

"In law a bicycle is defined as a carriage for use on the highway but cyclists are not in charge of 'mechanically propelled' vehicles so, in law, do not have to adhere to exactly the same 'drink drive' rules as motorists."

"Section 30 Road Traffic Act 1988 says: "It is an offence for a person to ride a cycle on a road or other public place when unfit to ride through drink or drugs - that is to say - is under the influence of a drink or a drug to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the cycle."

"'Road' in the above bit of legislation includes a bridleway so don't think you can get blotto at a country pub and ride home 'off road' without risk."

"You cannot get endorsements on your UK driving licence for a 'drink cycling' offence."

Terzo 333

What would the punishment be then ?

Coffin Dodger

A fine and a slap on the wrists. I suspect most coppers couldn't be bothered with the paper work.

I've been out on bike pub crawls, great fun, remember on particularly drunken summer evening when I arrived back at the alleyway that lead through to the road I lived on. It has those offset bar type things to stop people on motorbikes using them. Could normally weave my way through on the bike whilst sober. First attempt - fall off onto the floor, hmmm hurts a little. Get back on bike, try again, fall off again, hurts a bit more, third attempt, more pain, then it suddenly it dawned on me just get off the sodding bike and walk through. My house was only 50 yards away! Why I took three attempts before giving up I've no idea. Had some good grazes in the morning though

andythejock01wrx

I hope not ! Otherwise I would have been "Guilty as charged" last Wednesday !

andythejock01wrx

What constitutes a "bridleway" ? Any dirt track or right of way ?

Seine

It's illegal so you're not going to do it are you!

Toerag

I know someone who hit a kerb at slow speed whilst 'drunk cycling' - he broke his neck!!! I also know someone who cycled into a 5ft deep hole in roadworks, and I myself have come off and needed 7 stitches in the back of my head. I wasn't very drunk though, I was dazzled and ran along a kerb.

davegtt

I would probably cycle on 5 pints knowing Id be fine which I wouldnt do with my car obviously but being drunk and on a bike I wouldnt trust myself to get home in one piece so why even consider it?

bluto22b

Well, its my only choice now, so I am going to risk it. Police around these parts are as rare as condoms designed for a horse. That however does not inspire me to drink and drive, I deplore the act and totally disagree with it At least on a bike a can only harm myself . Lets see how it goes.

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

It is like a TOW missile! Nearly as bad as some cars if it's going fast enough.

bluto22b

Hello Janspeed, how are you matey?

Nice to see you are following my threads again

Good post rate in 4 months chum, you must sit glued to the monitor day after day

You really should get out more

Get on yer bike to the nearest public house

Luminous

iTrader: (3)

You can be banned from driving and lose your licence for being drunk in charge of a bicycle, or at least that was the offence that was handed out to someone in Nottingham when I was a student there.

The whole thing was in the local paper. They received a driving licence ban for 24 months for being 7 times over the limit (or something stupid). The did not even have a licence, but would have to declare the ban for insurance purposes should they manage to acquire one after the 24 month ban.

monkeysan

a bloke got banned for 12 months for being pissed on an invalid carriage LOL

doing 6mph on path - pure gangsta!

bluto22b

Ruddy typical of this Blair****e government shambles we have

The priorities are all wrong: sort out the hoody chavs, the asian nutters who want to blow themselves and everyone else up (for a better life with virgins cvnts )

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

talk about being banned

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Its not like you can only injure yourself, it is certainly more likely than the destruction a drunk in a car can wreak but you can still cause an accident as other drivers swerve to avoid your drunken self.

Leslie

Have you actually ever seen one of those by the way, or even a policeman these days?

Les

TopBanana

I remember in my yoof once toppling off my bike slow-motion into a bush, and deciding it was a nice place to sleep for a couple of hours

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

Sure thing boss!!

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

So that Hitler Youth membership has not expired yet has it???

scousefly

His **** stained, pee smelling audi must be fooked then

AllanB

Certianly is, somene we used to hang about with as teenagers went down a big hill pissed on his bike into the side of one of those flimsy Bedford Rascall, Daihatsu Hijet vans and smashed it up quite badly. He had loads of custs and brusies but nothing broekn, god knows how.

Needless to say the police were involved and were highly unimpressed. I think he only got away with is as he was still classed as a minor.


AllanB