• SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    You can still get a DUI riding a bicycle, if you can believe that. It’s fucking stupid as shit, but I know someone whose life was turned upside down because he chose to ride his bike to a bar, thinking he was being responsible.

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      1 year ago

      Very much depends on the state. Here in Massachusetts, the charge is operating a motor vehicle under the influence (OUI). I’m pretty good friends with an assistant DA, and she assures me that my bike is not a motor vehicle.

      Regardless of the state, I’d imagine that a decent lawyer could have helped your friend out.