Prohibition on driving animal-drawn vehicle or pedal cycle while under influence

Victor

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2010/act/25/section/6/enacted/en/html

Prohibition on driving animal-drawn vehicle or pedal cycle while under influence of intoxicant.

6.— (1) A person shall not, in a public place—

(a) drive or attempt to drive, or be in charge of, an animal-drawn vehicle, or

(b) drive or attempt to drive a pedal cycle,

while he or she is under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle or cycle.

Does this refer to the person being drunk or the animal being drunk?

Carawaystick

It's hard to drink most animals, apart from Oysters (or Frogs in Peru), so I'd say its the person.


How do you tell if a drunk person is capable of having proper control of a unicycle? Hard enough to decide on sober people on them.

Victor

Carawaystick wrote: »

It's hard to drink most animals, apart from Oysters (or Frogs in Peru), so I'd say its the person.


How do you tell if a drunk person is capable of having proper control of a unicycle? Hard enough to decide on sober people on them.

Unicycles not covered by the Road Traffic Acts, only bicycles or tricycles.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1961/act/24/section/3/enacted/en/html

“pedal cycle” means a vehicle which is a pedal bicycle or pedal tricycle;

Steve

So.. you can ride a horse home pisshed as long as it has no trailer.. interesting.

I think the legislation would refer to 'it' if it was referencing teh intoxication of the horse or pedal cycle as opposed to the human.

challengemaster

If in doubt, remove the clauses and read as a single sentence.

6.— (1) A person shall not, in a public place .... while he or she is under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle or cycle.

Nice try, Victor!

Steve wrote: »

So.. you can ride a horse home pisshed as long as it has no trailer.. interesting.

I think the legislation would refer to 'it' if it was referencing teh intoxication of the horse or pedal cycle as opposed to the human.

Whatever about a drunk horse. I'd be quite worried if the legislation referred to an intoxicated pedal cycle.

worded

It's so much easier to cycle drunk than walk as the body weight is being carried by the bike and all you have to do is balance.

In Czech you loose your car/truck licence if caught drunk cycling. I was breathalysed twice there but I wasn't drinking at the time.

In Ireland If drunk on a bike and get hit by a car the motorist is at fault and the cyclist retains his/her licence.

Steve

challengemaster wrote: »

Whatever about a drunk horse.

And if, for argument, the horse was indeed intoxicated (imagine a reason - drugged, recovering from an operation at the 'vet'), and you were perfectly sober heading home to *insert slum* in the rickshaw... and carnage ensues...

mmm.

rab!dmonkey

worded wrote: »

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In Ireland If drunk on a bike and get hit by a car the motorist is at fault and the cyclist retains his/her licence.

Strict liability is not applied to motorists involved in collisions with cyclists in Ireland, last time I checked.

4ensic15

Steve wrote: »

And if, for argument, the horse was indeed intoxicated (imagine a reason - drugged, recovering from an operation at the 'vet'), and you were perfectly sober heading home to *insert slum* in the rickshaw... and carnage ensues...

mmm.

There was a time when Guinness and other beverages was delivered by horse and cart. It was not uncommon for horses to become alcoholics from drinking the product they were carrying.

Pkiernan

4ensic15 wrote: »

There was a time when Guinness and other beverages was delivered by horse and cart. It was not uncommon for horses to become alcoholics from drinking the product they were carrying.

Then they had to attend "HAY HAY Meetings "

Cookie_Monster

worded wrote: »

In Czech you loose your car/truck licence if caught drunk cycling. I was breathalysed twice there but I wasn't drinking at the time.

in NZ too but I've been waved through at least 2 checkpoints while well over the limit on the bike.