DUI on a bike?

Andrew Swan said:

I was waved through an RBT unit the other day. It got me thinking, if I
had been stopped and was over 0.05, what would happen? Presumably I
could be fined/jailed, but if I had my driver's licence on me, could
they take that away too?

There is a charge in NSW of being drunk in charge of a bicycle, so you
could have been charged with that.

I do not know whether the 0.05 rule applies only to motor veghicles or
not. I suspect that it is only motor vehicles.

However, as you do not need a drivers license to ride a bicycle, I fail
to see how it could affect your licence.

Greetings,
You can be fined for being drunk in charge of a shopping
trolley, it is still a vehicle. So if you ride a bike totally [censored]
(haven't done that for a long time) and get caught you could have
problems. You can also be fined for exceeding the speed limit. I was
once pulled up for doing 70 in a 60 zone, but the officer declined to
fine me because he didn't believe it. Pity, I would have had it framed.
Regards,
Ray.

Andrew Swan said:

I was waved through an RBT unit the other day. It got me thinking, if
I had been stopped and was over 0.05, what would happen? Presumably I
could be fined/jailed, but if I had my driver's licence on me, could
they take that away too?

Just wondering...

&roo

Hello,

I'm not Australian but I though I would share this with you... a law we
have in Canada. Our motor vehicle licence system comes with "points". If you
drive and break a law (speed, running a stop sign, reckless, DUI, etc) you
get a ticket and you may also loose a point or two or more (depends on the
severity of the offence) from your licence. Loose too many points and you
loose tour licence. Now to my point, if a cyclist under 16 runs through a
stop sign he gets a stern warning. If a cyclist over 16 runs a stop sign he
gets a ticket. If that same cyclist runs a stop sign AND holds a motor
vehicle licence he looses the same amount of points as if he were driving a
motor vehicle. The cyclist is penalized the same as a car driver. To which I
say "good", if we want the same respect given to us (I'm an avid cyclist) we
should carry the same responsibility and have the same punishments. Funny
though how those under 16 don't have to be as responsible. I guess if you
have a licence the you "really ought to know better".
Funny (sort of) story, and true.... in the good ol' U.S. of A (said with
a bit of sarcasm) I read about a citizen who was pulled over after a late
night in the tavern. He was riding his horse. The State's traffic act did
not dercriminate between "motor vehicle" and "vehicle". He did not pass the
breath-alizer test. (I wonder if they impounded his "vehicle"?!). Anyway, he
took it to court and argued that, "yes" he was intoxicated above the legal
limit BUT he was not the driver! The horse was the driver and knew the way
home. The citizen was the passenger. The charge was dismissed. Go figure....

Cheers
Peter

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I was waved through an RBT unit the other day. It got me thinking, if I
had been stopped and was over 0.05, what would happen? Presumably I
could be fined/jailed, but if I had my driver's licence on me, could
they take that away too?

Just wondering...

&roo

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Hello,

I'm not Australian but I though I would share this with you... a law we
have in Canada. Our motor vehicle licence system comes with "points". If

you

Quoted message said:

drive and break a law (speed, running a stop sign, reckless, DUI, etc) you
get a ticket and you may also loose a point or two or more (depends on the
severity of the offence) from your licence. Loose too many points and you
loose tour licence. Now to my point, if a cyclist under 16 runs through a
stop sign he gets a stern warning. If a cyclist over 16 runs a stop sign

he

Quoted message said:

gets a ticket. If that same cyclist runs a stop sign AND holds a motor
vehicle licence he looses the same amount of points as if he were driving

a

Quoted message said:

motor vehicle. The cyclist is penalized the same as a car driver. To which

I

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say "good", if we want the same respect given to us (I'm an avid cyclist)

we

Quoted message said:

should carry the same responsibility and have the same punishments. Funny
though how those under 16 don't have to be as responsible. I guess if you
have a licence the you "really ought to know better".
Funny (sort of) story, and true.... in the good ol' U.S. of A (said

with

Quoted message said:

a bit of sarcasm) I read about a citizen who was pulled over after a late
night in the tavern. He was riding his horse. The State's traffic act did
not dercriminate between "motor vehicle" and "vehicle". He did not pass

the

Quoted message said:

breath-alizer test. (I wonder if they impounded his "vehicle"?!). Anyway,

he

Quoted message said:

took it to court and argued that, "yes" he was intoxicated above the legal
limit BUT he was not the driver! The horse was the driver and knew the way
home. The citizen was the passenger. The charge was dismissed. Go

figure....

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Cheers
Peter

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I was waved through an RBT unit the other day. It got me thinking, if I
had been stopped and was over 0.05, what would happen? Presumably I
could be fined/jailed, but if I had my driver's licence on me, could
they take that away too?

Just wondering...

&roo

I knew an old hermit who lived outside a nsw country town of Grafton and

every 2 weeks on pension day he rode his horse into the edge of town(about
20 miles) and left it to feed outside the pub in sth grafton, he would then
get a cab into the township to do his shopping (2 weeks supply) then back to
the pub and spend the rest of his money on a big [censored]-up......the locals
would just put him on his horse with his saddlebags full of groceries ,slap
the horse on the [censored], and off the horse will go on his long voyage back to
the bush shack where the old bloke lived...only one night the horse was
stopped by a couple of bored cops, the old man was breath tested, just about
blew up the bag...hehehe , and was taken to the police stn and
charged....they left the horse and the groceries behind on the side of the
road....a month later, the old guy went to the local court only to have it
dismissed because the local pub owner told the judge he'd been doing that
for 50 yrs......and the horse knew how to get home.

I knew that old bloke.....i think he'd be dead now though.....it was more
than 20 yrs ago that it happened.....just thought i'd share that with you
all!!

DJ

Andrew Swan said:

I was waved through an RBT unit the other day. It got me thinking, if I
had been stopped and was over 0.05, what would happen? Presumably I
could be fined/jailed, but if I had my driver's licence on me, could
they take that away too?
Just wondering...
&roo

Don't know about other areas, but in Queensland you are charged an
fined the same as a car, as bicyles are classed as a vehicle. demeri
points are added to your license whether you are carrying it or no
(although nothing could really stop you from providing false info
guess) and if you have enough demerit points, you would indeed lose you
license - Much to the suprise of many members of our local yacht club
who thought it would be safer to ride home than drive slightly over th
limit and were all charged for drunk driving. :

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Andrew Swan said:

I was waved through an RBT unit the other day. It got me thinking, if I
had been stopped and was over 0.05, what would happen? Presumably I
could be fined/jailed, but if I had my driver's licence on me, could
they take that away too?
Just wondering...
&roo

Don't know about other areas, but in Queensland you are charged and
fined the same as a car, as bicyles are classed as a vehicle. demerit
points are added to your license whether you are carrying it or not
(although nothing could really stop you from providing false info I
guess) and if you have enough demerit points, you would indeed lose your
license - Much to the suprise of many members of our local yacht club,
who thought it would be safer to ride home than drive slightly over the
limit and were all charged for drunk driving. 🙂

A guy in our town lost his license for driving a ride on lawn mower
down the main street whilst drunk. Also charged with driving an
unlicensed vehicle with no lights.

Marty

Andrew Swan said:

I was waved through an RBT unit the other day. It got me thinking, if I
had been stopped and was over 0.05, what would happen? Presumably I
could be fined/jailed, but if I had my driver's licence on me, could
they take that away too?
Just wondering...
&roo

Ok, My brother is a NSW cop. I quizzed him about this and he told me th
following... The rider of a bicycle CANNOT be breath tested under NS
law, as a bicycle is not a motor vehicle. (A ride on lawnmower is!!
However, a police officer can give someone a summons to court if the
form the opinion based on observations etc that someone intoxicated i
riding a bicycle. I guess you would be unlucky to be picked up fo
that!!! Also if you are involved in an accident and a blood sample i
taken at the hospital and comes back over the limit, you can get
summons for dui for that!! I don't think I would risk destroying my $5
trek by riding after a couple of beers though... cheers shan

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