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| Would you ride a bike when you know you couldn't pass a breath test? |
| Yes |
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| No |
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Mr Sworld
Joined: 17 Sep 2008
Posts: 167
Location: Brighton
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 Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:54 pm |
I've done it a couple of times....  Have you?
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prawny
Joined: 26 Nov 2008
Posts: 1674
Location: Cannock Chase
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:06 pm |
In my crazy youth I have driven in the morning whilst almost definately over the limit, I'm not proud of it and I count myself lucky that I wasn't injured killed or fined.
I might not ride into town if I felt really squiffy because I'd get squished but I'd nip to the shops for alka seltzer or whatever.
FCN 9 - Saracen Dirttrax Disc
FCN 5 - Boardman Road Comp |
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whyamihereLost
Joined: 05 Apr 2003
Posts: 18260
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:32 pm |
Not had any alcohol since May when I turned 21, before that it was when I turned 19.
Doubt it's going to be an issue.
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snellgrove
Joined: 11 Sep 2008
Posts: 116
Location: Poole
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:42 pm |
| whyamihere wrote: | Not had any alcohol since May when I turned 21, before that it was when I turned 19.
Doubt it's going to be an issue. |
+1, I gave up this year. Was never a drinker anyway, just one or two every now and then - didn't see the point in those few, so not at all anymore.
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Slow Downcp
Joined: 12 Jul 2004
Posts: 2487
Location: Walsall
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:53 pm |
I used to go out for a blast the morning after a heavy night - perfect hangover cure. Drink very little now, so no longer a problem.
Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos |
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pst88
Joined: 05 Dec 2007
Posts: 270
Location: Birmingham, UK
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:56 pm |
I've ridden home from the pub... probably never ridden to work the next day though. If it was that heavy a night I probably won't be up to riding the next day.
FCN 6, Dirty Fixed Gear + Baggies.. tempted by lycra |
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deptfordmarmoset
Joined: 05 Sep 2009
Posts: 384
Location: Sour Feast Lahn'n
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:16 pm |
I did it all the time when I wor a lad - and I never had a problem until about 20 years ago when I noticed my bike was swaying from side to side underneath me. Either me or the bike were too drunk to cycle. But I couldn't pin it on the bike.
Still like a drink but I'd only cycle with less than 3 steadily-consumed pints in me. Never in a car, though - 2 pints over 5 hours is the most I've done.
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the_village_idiot
Joined: 07 Oct 2009
Posts: 108
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:44 pm |
ummmmm- guess that depends where your gonna be cycling.
i wouldn't risk it on big roads- but elsewhere its not particularly unsafe- so sure, why not
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Clever Pun
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
Posts: 3014
Location: London
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:23 am |
Have certainly thought I'd sobered up at work a couple of times
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White Line
Joined: 08 Mar 2009
Posts: 434
Location: Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland.
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MonkeyMonster
Joined: 10 Aug 2009
Posts: 882
Location: Olympia--> SCR Racetrack <-- Angel
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:32 am |
Tonight would certainly have been interesting
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bradford
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Posts: 122
Location: New Forest, Hampshire
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 10:27 am |
Used to do it all the time until i crashed into another cyclist headon Luckily he and me wern't too badly injured  So be careful out there  See you at the Xmas do! Hiccup
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moonio
Joined: 16 Aug 2008
Posts: 398
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:32 am |
I thought this thread was about not brushing your teeth before cycling to werk
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chronyx
Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Posts: 375
Location: Surrey, UK
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rake
Joined: 12 Oct 2009
Posts: 195
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:32 pm |
i think bike riding is hader than driving when drunk.its only safe to sit in your chair in front of the television.
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vorsprung
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
Posts: 490
Location: Devon-Somerset border
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Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:23 am |
I did ride my bike once very much over the limit
I went out drinking in Bristol, got the train back and then had a 3 mile ride back over the hill to home. I don't know how many pints I'd had.
It was very funny at the time riding into ditches. I didn't feel a thing when I crashed repeatedly
But afterward as I thought about it I realized that it is insane to try and ride along roads with cars- that's cars who are trying to kill you on a daily basis- with barely enough motor control to stay in a straight line.
I have never ridden my bike in that state again
My limit now on the bike is 2 or 3 pints ( I'm a big bloke ). I am happy with that, although if I drive a car my limit is zero
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ChrisInBicester
Joined: 05 Sep 2008
Posts: 943
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Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:22 am |
Used to do it all the while - if I was off up to the village for a drink it was by bike - too far to walk. Never had any probs riding it home over the fields & unmade farm roads either - most of the time it was set to autopilot anyway so it didn't matter to me. I certainly never used to concern myself with the thought that it might not be a good idea; it was by miles the best way to get home after a few sherberts - it still is, and it's a great way to sober up in the morning, an hour or so's riding at a decent pace.
I did get absolutely ratted at one Christmas dinnertime session at work a few years back and fell off half a dozen times going home, but again - you just bounce, get back on and carry on. Life was easier then, and we didn't all believe the ridiculous messages that the BMA / govt send out nowadays, that two units turns everyone into a mad drunken imbecile. A couple of pints is well within tolerance (legal, moral and common-sense wise). It wouldn't occur to me not to drive after no more than 2 pints of ordinary beer. It's just not an issue, altho we're led to believe that 2 pints = mad killer + carnage guaranteed en route. Cobblers. More than 2 though? Not in the car, but cycling - yeah; no worries.
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mark1964
Joined: 10 Jun 2009
Posts: 19
Location: Bristol
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Posted Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:16 pm |
Been riding when a bit tipsy, not sloshed. Wasn't too bad, rode slowly, weaving a bit. Had to dismount a couple of times to find a hedge to pee behind 
Other substance abuse: If we're confessing here, I used to get on the bike after toking on a 'doobie'. I smelt some 'exotic smoke' while riding up an access ramp near the Staple Hill tunnel last week on the Brizzle Railway Path. Two cyclists sat on metal bench were enjoying some weed.
Don't do this dept: In my youth, about 20 years ago, once got on a bike under the influence of certain exotic fungi. Didn't get far, very scary. I understand that Dr Hoffman, who synthesised acid, rode a bike while under the influence.
Yeah, I know the above is all stupid. Nobody should ride under the influence of anything.
"Anything for a weird life"
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iPad
Joined: 22 Oct 2009
Posts: 53
Location: Sheffield
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Posted Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:28 pm |
I voted 'yes', not because I would intentionally ride when over the limit, but I would get on a bike the morning sooner than I'd get in my car, like on every Friday morning after I've had half a gallon the night before.
I think it's because on a bike I'm more likely to injure myself than anyone else (although I do appreciate that I could cause a car to crash into someone etc etc).
But I would never ride home from the pub pissed (that's why God created taxis).
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