A funny thing happened to me today ....

[allabouteva]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a funny (as in slightly strange ) thing that happened to me yesterday when I went cycling with hubby.

We decided to take the long NYs weekend and go to cycling nirvana (aka Canberra, Australia's capital city) with the kids. Hubby and I went cycling yesterday morning around Lake Burley Griffin which has a nice 25km track right around it, and saw to our amazement, a cop breath testing a cyclist!!! It was New Year (Jan 1), and we hadn't seen why the cyclist was being breath tested. Maybe for reckless cycling!

I was interested to hear if any of you gals have ever had this happen to any of your cycling friends?

Eva

[pkq]

Last Thursday, my sister, who lives in Carlsbad, CA, walked their dog behind the subdivision. On the steep part of the trail, she saw a bike in the brush and just beyond a body. The man didn't respond so she got my brother-in-law, who couldn't get him to respond, and they ended up calling 911.

The emergency responders breathalized him just to ensure he wasn't still intoxicated. If he had still been intoxicated, they would have dried him up before releasing him for his safety as well as others.

Turns out, the man was so memoryless, he left his mtb!

He must've been in a fine mood, since he didn't talk to anyone.

[Irulan]

Drunk Cyclist.com/

Yes, I've heard of it lots. And not just from the web site.

[DirtDiva]

Yep, I used to work with someone who got D.I.C.ed on a bike. I believe she was making her way home from a student party.

[allabouteva]

So does that mean that it's illegal to ride your bike if you're a bit sloshed? And it's ok for the police to breath test you if you ride suspiciously wonky?! I guess if you're endangering someone else on the road, it makes sense.

Eva

[Grog]

Dunno about your area, but it certainly is in here (Canada).

A bicycle is a vehicle, and anyone at the commands of a vehicle on the public road has to be sober.