Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
by gambiting on Thursday April 06, 2017 @06:00AM
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In Poland riding a bike while drunk results in losing your driving licence.
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Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
by alkonaut on Thursday April 06, 2017 @07:50AM
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Same in Sweden. It's not so much riding the bike though - you can actually lose it by just being drunk walking too.
Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
by Cd00d on Saturday April 08, 2017 @01:35AM
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Wait, how can that be true? I worked in Gothenburg for several months a few years back, and there is a strong drinking culture. My poor language skills and memory may have me wrong, but all pubs advertise 'stor stark' happy hour, which means the beers are big and strong. If drunk walking can get your license revoked, how are there so many cars on the road?
Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
by alkonaut on Saturday April 08, 2017 @04:04AM
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You aren't going to get your license revoked because you are drunk, even very drunk.
But if you are the kind of person the police takes care of on a bench multiple times then it's within their (or rather the relevant authority, not the police) power to consider a person "unfit" for having a drivers license. Won't happen to "normal" people, even if on a bike.
Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
by askvictor on Thursday April 06, 2017 @06:58AM
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And if you don't have a driver's licence?
Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
by gambiting on Thursday April 06, 2017 @07:02AM
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See, this is where the intention of the law sort of falls apart - because in that case, you are only given a fine. So the punishment is disproportional towards people who have a driving licence. People who don't have one are punished a lot less for the exact same offence.
Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
by feintruled on Thursday April 06, 2017 @09:19AM
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This reminds me of the old joke about the preacher. He is giving it the full fire and brimstone treatment, shouting that in hell there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth at the eternal punishment. One cheeky young lad asks, "But what if you have no teeth?"
The preacher roars back "Teeth will be PROVIDED!"