Riding under the influence - bicycles OT

I know this isa bit off topic, but a discussion has come up whether
it is illegal to ride a bicycle under the affluence of incohol.

I've googled Tassie's laws as much as I can and it specifically refers
to cars and motorcycles, but not to bicycles in the bit about drink
driving. Yet bicycles are mentioned elsewhere under these laws.

I vague recollections of a someone I knew getting booked years and
years ago.

Any policedudes on here (or anyone come across this before) able to
clear this one up?

I'd be very surprised if you were allowed to ride a treadly over the
limit, but cannot find any reference to it.

Kev

 

and the horse you rode in on

 

I'd be very suprised if you're capable of RIDING a bicycle over the
limit.

Skywings

 

Dunno about over there but it definitely is over here, and it applies to
any vehicle, even horse driven as well as water craft.


G-S

 

In Qld people have been booked on bicycles, horses, horse-drawn coaches,
wheelchairs and even roller-skates!
(I think the horse bloke got off)

 

over the inkahol limit on the road is applicable , even riding a donkey
/ horse .

 

That's what I would have thought. If you are on a public road, then
you have to stat under the limit surely.

Kev

 

I remember seeing it on the news these two guys in Townsville getting done
DUI on pushies coming home from the pub.

I guess they were just fined. Losing points on your license would be a bit
rough.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 06:51:19 GMT

As I understand it, it is an offence to be drunk in a public place
leading you to disturb the peace, cause trouble or otherwise be
annoying.

So if you are on a treadly and you look pissed, they will do you for
that, but I don't believe they can breathtest you at an RBT, nor can
they do you for .05, you have to be officially drunk same as a ped,
not a bit tipsy as the driver of a motor vehicle.

Zebee

 

In Qld if you get done drunk-driving on a bicycle you lose your car/bike
licence and then you have to use a bicycle.....

 

That sounds right (distinction between vehicle and motor vehicle). Mind
you, back in the day when police radar was a bloody big box that had to
sit on the ground, I knew a bloke who rode his treadly (after several
drinks) straight into the cop sitting behind the box. At 1:00am. They
threw the book at him, including DUI. I remember he lost his licence.
May be he threw himself on the mercy of the court and the magistrate
didn't see the funny side.

 

I saw a movie once where a girl got off on a Horse?

Boxer

 

I think I'll make that my private sig...

 

Down here public road isn't the criteria, otherwise they couldn't book
boat owners etc.


G-S

 

I wonder how that ties in with the breath testing of motor boat people
that they've done down here? Maybe a registered boat has a seperate
offence?


G-S

 

Doesn't even have to be public place. You can be done for drink driving
on private property.. but not speeding.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

I think it is. Wasn't it introduced just recently ?

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

Really not sure Nev...


G-S

 

Its not a PCA offence, its a DUI, under the act well in NSW, you cant 'drive
under the influence' and thats any vehicle, horse etc this includes a
Bicycle. Its not a road side breath test with a macine, its soly on the
police observations on you.

Thats, alcohol, drugs, etc,

Now bring on some really stupid questions that i cant answer