Re: Cycling while drinking (was: Riding a bicycle in traffic)

"Janet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

NYC XYZ said:

Dave said:

My ex roomate was loosing movement in his legs falling down a lot, and
told
me barely has any feeling in his legs to this day. He rear ended a ladies
car, guess the mini stroke had something to do with this. BTW he's 62 if
it
matters. They took his license for a few months, then the doctor ok'd him
to
drive again. Howd ya like having him driving behind your bike!
Comforting,
they'll let anyone drive if they can afford it.
Dave
http://www.noweldrecumbent.com

It's true, driving should be a priviledge (it IS, actually, insofar as
one has to be licensed for it), but things have long gotten to the
point that folks think it's their God-given right or something.

I think just one instance of drunken driving should be enough to
permanently revoke the license, for example. Things should be that
strict. Instead, all they do is harp on cyclists wearing helmets and
[censored] like that, while the real problems go unchallenged.

Drunk bicyclists can be a danger to themselves. Many years ago, someone I
knew was stopped at a red light (in her car) and was run into by a
bicycle. Seems the bicyclist was out bar-hopping and didn't want to drive
(ok, that part is a smart move), but he got so drunk he rode right into
the side of her car (put a nice dent it in). He ended up with a trip to
the emergency room.

Janet

There was an old guy here in town who rode a trike every day to do his
chores. He had whiskers like Santa Claus. He was always drunk as a skunk and
one day the cops got him and told him he couldn't ride his trike about town
anymore. So now he is walking about town to do his chores. But he is still
as drunk as a skunk.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota