OT: Any Cyclists?

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010, Lennart Sorensen wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:53:35AM -0400, Gary Layng wrote:
> > Yes, they are.  Two co-workers of mine, knowing we were having a Beer Call, 
> > decided to cycle home rather than drive a car.  They were nabbed by the OPP on 
> > the shoulder of Highway 2 and charged with (among other things) DUI.  Points 
> > off their licences.
> 
> How is that possible?  How can they get points on a license that has
> nothing to do with the bicycle?  A bicycle doesn't need a license so
> they might as well not have had a license.
> 
> Certainly according to this article
> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/should-you-bike-if-youve-been-drinking/article1275035/
> someone at the toronto police says a bicycle is NOT a vehicle under
> the law and hence DUI doesn't apply.  You can be charged with careless
> driving or public intoxication, but not DUI.

    I was once charged with careless driving on a bicycle. It was
    dismissed because careless driving does not apply to bicycles.

> So you are either wrong, the toronto police officer quoted in the article
> is wrong, or someone screwed up the charges.  I imagine any one of
> those is entirely possible, given finding any definitive answer seems
> rather hard.

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