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DUI On a Bike Legal?
May 3rd, 2006 by Randy Policar 
I stand corrected. Riding a bike under the influence may be legal. I did a little research and came across this.
“Starting July first, South Dakota bar owners may want to install hitching posts and bike racks out front. That’s when a new law takes effect that insulates bike and horse riders from being arrested for drunken driving. Intoxicated South Dakotans should be able to ride horses or bikes home from bars without fear of being arrested for drunken driving, legislators decided Wednesday.”
http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/bicycle_dui_bill.html
May 3rd, 2006 at 3:54 pm
I guess the reasoning behind it is that “Driving” is a term used for motorized vehicles. If I had to choose, I would prefer drunken people get on a bike rather than behind the wheel of a car. That would definately be a Kodak moment.
May 3rd, 2006 at 4:02 pm
Driving is not necessarily only dealing with motorized Vehicles. Your can drive a Team of horses or Mules.
But i see what this law really does. It takes away a bikes status of being a vehicle. Meaning it may not get the same rights on roads.
Travis