Cycling whilst under the influence

[turing test]

Cycling while stoned is more fun anyway.

 

[Gromit]

tAs for forcing drivers to swerve or whatever - mmm, maybe, but as people have pointed out, drunk pedestrians are just as likely to do this.

Not as likely considering that:

• for the majority of the time bikes are rode on the road and pedestrains walk on pavements.
• Walking is second nature and isn't hindered as much by co-ordination loss as much as being in charge of something with moving parts and requiring a greater sense of balance.
• Walking is slow (so you can see them coming a bit more) and cycling is done at greater speed

 

[Herbsman.]

Not as likely considering that:

• Walking is second nature and isn't hindered as much by co-ordination loss as much as being in charge of something with moving parts and requiring a greater sense of balance.

Hmm funnily enough when I rode after a few beers, I was able to cycle pretty well, but couldn't walk in a straight line, and was stumbling everywhere.

My mate is the same.

I think walking is actually harder than cycling, if you're a cyclist.

 

[Brainaddict]

Not as likely considering that:

• for the majority of the time bikes are rode on the road and pedestrains walk on pavements.
• Walking is second nature and isn't hindered as much by co-ordination loss as much as being in charge of something with moving parts and requiring a greater sense of balance.
• Walking is slow (so you can see them coming a bit more) and cycling is done at greater speed

I see what you're saying in theory, but in practice you look at city centres on a friday of saturday night and the drivers are often having to play slalom around staggering, vomitting drunks. No one has decided to launch a moral campaign against drunkenly falling off the kerb into the path of high street traffic yet

Like I say, I'm not saying it makes no difference at all to cycle after a few pints, I just think you've got to keep a sense of proportion about it.

 

[Roadkill]

I can't pretend I haven't cycled pissed in the past, but it's not sensible. Even though you're not the direct menace to other people that a drunken driver is, you're certainly a danger to yourself and you certainly can cause an accident, wobbling about all over the road...

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

It's not sensible but I must admit I do it frequently after about 5 or 6 pints, if I know I am having a session (ie. More than that), I don't take it out. For example, ended up on a session on Saturday and did have it with me. I chose to leave it outside the boozer and got a taxi. I would never cycle pissed in London, but it's a different kettle of fish.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

On a scale of 1 to 10 where does cycling after 4 pints compare to driving after 4 pints?

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

don't know. I don't have a license.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I do.

It's got a DD conviction listed on it though

 

[geminisnake]

Cos the law states you can be much more fucked in charge of a pedal vehicle than you can of a motor vehicle.

You can still get drunk for being drunk in charge of a pushbike. I knew someone that got done for it yrs ago.
Whew, just noticed St3lla knows someone who got done too.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Quite. But there's no 35mg* stuff that goes with cars, you have to be hammered. Same as horses and boats and stuff.



* in reality it's 50mg.

 

[steve1971]

Don't forget drunk pedestrians. Bastards the lot of them.

Think I read somewhere that drunk cyclists are as dangerous as drunk peds.

Voted that I have no problem - though I no longer cycle drunk.

 

[steve1971]

Hmm funnily enough when I rode after a few beers, I was able to cycle pretty well, but couldn't walk in a straight line, and was stumbling everywhere.

My mate is the same.

I think walking is actually harder than cycling, if you're a cyclist.

^^^^^ This

 

[George & Bill]

Surely the only reasonable answer to this is that since cycling is a lot less dangerous than driving a car, but still more dangerous than walking, it makes sense to be less strict about drunk cycling than about drunk driving, but more strict about it than about drunk walking?

 

[Boycey]

You can still get drunk for being drunk in charge of a pushbike. I knew someone that got done for it yrs ago.
Whew, just noticed St3lla knows someone who got done too.

 

[Part 2]

I was gonna go to the pub on my bike this afternoon but it's fookin freezin. More likely I'd fall into a ditch and freeze to death on the way home than cause anyone any harm.

Years ago I spent Xmas day riding between friends houses, was verr verr drunk by the time I did the last leg.

Cycling stoned, no way, can't balance one bit.

 

[Boycey]

how do the people who are against it feel about seeing a mate get on a bike half cut? would you take the bike from them and lock it up with your own lock to stop them from riding?

i've ridden in some appalling states, luckily never damaging anyone else or their property and only sustaining a few bumps and bruises to myself. i seem to have developed a "run away home" switch, just before i get too twatted to feel safe i get on my bike and fuck off. a few wobbles at the start but after 100m i soon level out. it should be noted that my switch is definitely waaay over the legal limit hence i voted accordingly.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Surely the only reasonable answer to this is that since cycling is a lot less dangerous than driving a car, but still more dangerous than walking, it makes sense to be less strict about drunk cycling than about drunk driving, but more strict about it than about drunk walking?

Which is exactly where the law currently is.

 

[kained&able]

Hmm funnily enough when I rode after a few beers, I was able to cycle pretty well, but couldn't walk in a straight line, and was stumbling everywhere.



I think walking is actually harder than cycling, if you're a cyclist.

see i could say the same thing about being drunk in charge of a car. Piece of piss to drive drunk untill something goes wrong, and statistically i rekcon your more likely to plough into a tree then into peds or a cyclist. Especially late at night when there isnt likely to be many people about.

Of course i wouldnt do it in a major city but thats a different kettle of fish or something.

dave

 

[George & Bill]

Which is exactly where the law currently is.

Well in that case I applaud the law - it has certainly show itself to be just