But a course of action which was specified for me by a police sergeant (accompanied by a vehicle full of fresh faced cadet type lads and lasses) one evening, or rather morning, when I was stopped while making my way home without a rear light since some scroat had seen fit to wreck the fittings while I was in the pub.[1]
Fortunately not a major problem at 01:45 - 02:00 time period. (What? A lock in? Never heard of them)
[1] Long story, but he wrote down his number to be quoted if I got stopped for riding on the pavement.
That is correct. However if you do refuse you may have to put up with the consequences :-( I was knocked off by a moron driver turning left across me earlier this year and the police and ambulance were called. The police 'insisted' I took a breath test, although I know that I could have refused. He told me it was the policy of the County to always breathalise everyone involved in an incident. Yes I could have refused but it was made clear in no uncertain terms that I would have been taken to the police station for 'processing' thus taking up several hours of my time.
Personally I believe much more use should be made of the breathaliser but when its use for motorists was introduced, it was done through parliament with strict provisos on useage. It does seem now that the police can now introduce 'laws' whenever they wish - which does little for their credibility.
Breathalising pedestrians will surely be next on the whim of any Mr Plod with a grudge.
By all means introduce laws for its use for other road users, but lets see it done through the correct channels and have it built into the law.
I regularly use a bike for visiting pubs - as far as I know , the maximum penalty is a forty shilling fine and I can just about afford that. But I don't drink a lot - 5 pints is the most yet - and a lot of the roads are practically traffic free.There are quite a lot of cycle paths in the Vale as well. Regarding cycling on pavements - the Highways Act of 1835 makes it an offence for a vehicle to mount the pavement. A cycle is legally a carriage but so are prams pushchairs and wheelchairs , so prosecutions are rare! The same law of course makes it a criminal offence to park a car with the wheels on the pavement.....how many drivers have been prosecuted for this antisocial activity?
Firstly calm down Dave, you cannot remember the last time you cycled on pavements because of your bump on your head after the last accident! Bank Park has the same No Cycling restriction that all other Parks in the borough have, read your text above closely, tell us of the problems you caused absolutely to the 2 pedestrians you passed! By that I can assume you arrived home drunk on your cycle again last night! I of course stand by other comments that you refer to with a bad tongue Still brought to you by the not just xmas, but all year round anti drink drive campaign.
If you really want a text-book exposition of the "tu quoque" fallacy....... ;-)
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"The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of civilisation in any country." (Winston Churchill)
"Your Worships, the defendant's eyes were bloodshot, he was unsteady on his feet. His speech was slurred. His clothing was dishevelled. His breath smelled strongly of intoxicating liquor. He was drunk."
'Yes, thank you, Officer. Guilty of being drunk in charge of a pedal cycle. Fined five pounds. Seven days to pay. Good morning."
As opposed to 'Drunk & Incapable', aka 'Drunk & Refusing to Fight'. I think here they mean 'Drinking and Driving', but 'D&D' is exactly as you state it.
I don't know about that, but I do recall reading a newspaper story about a man who was done for being drunk in charge of a cow. IIRC he was travelling either to or from a market with it.
My understanding is that the Act was passed before the widespread use of the cycle and to clarify matters it was classed as a carriage - ie the same as a coach etc , prohibited from mounting the pavement. I do use the pavement myself when cycling - much as I respect the law I respect the damage that can be caused by motor vehicles more! But then the pavements I use rarely have pedestrians on them , and when they do I dismount. Strange thing is that I always feel stone cold sober when cycling but when I get off it all catches up with me!
That's normal. It's because cycling's easier than walking, thanks to the laws of physics. (Safety note: this doesn't apply to inexperienced cyclists who have to consciously think about what they're doing.)
Hmmm, that would explain the story from a local licensee about someone[1] bouncing off both walls of the corridor, both sides of the door and yet cycling away from the pub after a lengthy lock in.
Probably got something to do with the steady flow of fresh air past the cyclist. I have noticed that in a stuffy pub I sometimes feel well past it, but when I get out into the fresh :-) air I feel much more sober. Well I guess it's all relative...
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