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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by toss1 on Monday March 20, 2023 @10:26AM (#35231953)
Nice suggestion, but drunk-cycling is self-limiting in a way that drunk-cycling is not. Drunk-driving you are seated, and only need to be barely conscious. for drunk-cycling, you still must be sufficiently functional to balance on a bike, which puts a bit of a floor on the level of perceptual and cognitive function available, in addition to the far lower bike vs car ceiling on available momentum to do damage.

Not recommended, but cycling is a very substantially less-worse choice, absent getting another ride.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by otherme123 on Monday March 20, 2023 @10:45AM (#35232258)
True, I remember watching a guy "cycling" drunk, and he was just walking with a bike between his legs.
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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by trgn on Monday March 20, 2023 @10:47AM (#35232281)
> which puts a bit of a floor on the level of perceptual and cognitive function available

Absolutely. I cannot believe people are actually equivocating on this. A drunk driver is hundreds of times more dangerous than a drunk cyclist, it's a categorical difference.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by Zigurd on Monday March 20, 2023 @11:09AM (#35232625)
That's correct. Drunk drivers are frequently completely unconscious by the time they crash a car, and can have been for quite a distance down the road. Can't happen on a bike.
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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by inpdx on Monday March 20, 2023 @11:25AM (#35232928)
One could envision that last beer or shot not having taken full hold when the cyclist gets on the bike. One could also envision balance being sufficient but reaction time not.

Have I crashed my bike at the bottom of a hill while drunk? Yes, yes I have.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by scott_w on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:35PM (#35234207)
The important part, for public safety, is “How many people did you kill/maim?”

Injuring yourself due to alcohol is bad. Hurting others is inexcusable.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by rkangel on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @05:54AM (#35244268)
I think "self-limiting" is a key point here. People who are moderately drunk are not very dangerous, and people who are very drunk are just not capable of cycling - it requires a certain degree of coordination.
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