Bicycle Drunk Driving Dangers
Many people are fully aware that you can get into a lot of trouble with the law by drunk driving in a car, motorcycle or boat. Not only that, but you can hurt yourself or others around you. Some people do not realize that drunk driving on a bicycle is also punishable by the law and is also a dangerous activity. Here we will look at the dangers of bicycle drinking and driving. 

Some people drink and ride their bikes regularly and do not get into any trouble or run into any harmful situations. However, this is not always the case. There are different statistics for each city and state, but generally a pretty significant portion of deaths that happen on bicycles are related to drunk driving. 

One of the reasons for this is that if you are drunk and riding a bicycle, you are less likely to protect yourself if you fall. This could lead to damage to your head which could either kill you or cause permanent damage. 

Another reason is that you are more likely to take risks when drunk and riding a bicycle. This could lead you to have more accidents and since you are less likely to protect yourself adequately during those accidents, you are more likely to harm yourself. 

Furthermore, many people that ride bicycles while drunk are driving at night. This makes them harder to see for motorists, which normally is a bit dangerous but not lethal. The combination of being hard to see and being more likely to take risks increases the danger of an accident greatly. 

With these factors combined, you can see how riding a bicycle drunk is more dangerous than it may at first seem. While on the road you are relating to cars and if you are riding unpredictably, they are more likely to hurt you even if they are following all the rules. 

Yes, you can get a DUI in some states just for riding a bicycle drunk, depending on how your state defines a vehicle. This could affect your driving record greatly even though you may think you were avoiding drunk driving. The alcohol level in your blood that they are looking for is still .08% but a smaller amount could still lead to trouble if you hurt yourself. 

If you do not get a DUI you can be punished for reckless driving or public drunkenness, which is not a great thing to have on your record. People who are looking at your record may not realize that what you were doing was riding a bicycle drunk and may not give you the chance to explain yourself, depending on the situation. 

It is clear that drunk driving a car can be incredibly dangerous because your vehicle has a lot of power to hurt others and travels at potentially high speeds. Some people think that riding a bike removes you from this danger but as you can see, this is not true. Drunk driving any piece of equipment puts you at risk because your judgment is thrown off by all the alcohol. It is best to avoid drunk driving all together even on a bicycle.

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