what is the legal alcohol drink limit for bicycle riding?

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milker

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its my understanding that you cant be breathalised as their is no limit just visual interpretation of wether the rider is intoxicated , does this make it easier or harder to be arrested for drunk bicycle riding and would a court case be hard to prove by the police on technicality?
bill d/ ok but what is the point of breathtesting if there is no set limit on bicycles , could it be argued that because there is no set limit as with cars it is impossible for the rider to establish what the legal limit is . The breath test only indicates in the case of bicycle use the level of alcohol not intoxication right ??
 
There is no limit the fact that you are drunk or under the influence of alchol you can be done for drunk in charge
I went to the pub with my 6 month old dog had 4 pints I was not pissed but happy get my drift the fact that I trip and fell to the ground and police was passing I got nicked for drunk in charge of a dog I an waiting to go to court to fight this case as i belive it was just another nick to add to there arrest rates
 
As "isitme" says, there's no breathalyser rules for a bike. It just requires the evidence of the police officer. Usually along the lines of "He was swerving all over the road and when stopped he was unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, his eyes glazed and he smelt of intoxicating liqour, Your Worship."
 
Depends on what your local law says. In some States, DUI laws are limited to motorized vehicles, so being drunk on a bicycle gets you arrested for Public Intoxication, for which there is no legal limit. Other States will broaden the DUI law to any wheeled vehicle, which would include bicycles and the DUI standard would apply.

When I worked traffic patrol I yanked more than a few bicyclists off the road. I could have charged them with a DUI, but did not want the hassle of explaining that in court. So, I simply charged them with Public Intoxication.
 
In England, the charge is drunk in charge of a bicycle. The prosecution would need to prove that you were drunk enough to be a danger to yourself or others. You could be breathalysed. The result would be accepted as evidence but not conclusive evidence by a Court. There's no set limit.

Alternatively you could be charged under the Road Traffic Acts for acting in a manner that could cause a danger to others on the road. You don't even have to be drunk to be charged with that - just behaving like you're drunk could be sufficient.
 
Public Intoxifcation is the charge and its fairly easy to prove with a breathalizer test using the guidelines for drunken driving. All depends how gung--ho the police officer and judge is.
 
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